MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS FOOTBALL facebook.com/MUFootball @MUHAWKSFB YouTube.com/MonmouthHawks FOOTBALL CONTACT: Greg Viscomi (732) 571-4447 • 400 Cedar Avenue • West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 SEPT. 24 • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at MONMOUTH • GAME 4 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (1-2, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) at MONMOUTH HAWKS (2-1, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) AT Date: Sep. 24, 2016 Kickoff: 1:04 PM Field: Monmouth Stadium (3,500) | West Long Branch, NJ Series: 2-0 Charleston Southern Last Meeting: CSU 37, Monmouth 7 Coaching Matchup: Kevin Callahan (133-109) vs. Jamey Chadwell (29-12) TODAY’S GAME: Today is the first conference game of the year for both Monmouth and Charleston Southern, the defending Big South Champions. The Hawks are off to a 2-1 start after winning their first two games over Lehigh and Delaware State before dropping last week’s game against FBS opponent Kent State. The Bucs are 1-2, playing two of the toughest teams at any level in North Dakota State and Florida State with a tilt against Kentucky State sandwiched between. Charleston Southern has owned the first two games of the series, which have been played in downpours each of the last two years. The Bucs used its potent rushing attack to keep the offense off the field while the conference’s top-ranked defense allowed seven points in the first two meetings. This is the first home of three home games for the Blue & White, with Fordham making its first appearance to Monmouth Stadium next week. Monmouth’s bid to open the season 3-0 fell short last week as the Hawks suffered a 27-7 setback to Kent State. The Hawks defense held the Golden Flashes to a field goal in the first quarter and forced a turnover on the first series of the game but the Mid-American Conference member was able to pick up chunks of yardage on the edges and on broken plays while its defensive line controlled the trenches allowing just seven points. Monmouth’s offense has averaged 31 points per game against FCS opponents and features the Big South’s top passing attack. Both redshirt sophomore Cody Williams and RSFR Kenji Bahar at quarterback with Williams earning the lions share of the opportunities. Zach Welch and Ed Royds have filled in for injured star running back Lavon Chaney who has missed the last six quarters after being injured against Delaware State. The MU defense, led by safety Mike Basile, is ranked second in the league in rushing defense and third passing efficiency defense. Charleston Southern had a bye week last week after facing FBS juggernaut Florida State in a one-sided 52-8 affair. The Bucs opened up the season with a marquee matchup against No. 1 North Dakota State, giving the Bison all they could handle on national television before falling in overtime to the five-time national champs. Charleston Southern got their first win of the season against Division II Kentucky State, 57-7. In that game the Bucs showed their explosiveness scoring on four plays of 42 or more yards but lost starting QB Kyle Copeland for the season with an injury. The CSU defense, one of the top in the country features All-American DL Anthony Ellis.
GLANCE AT THE SERIES HISTORY 2016 MU SCHEDULE Today marks the third meeting between CSU and Monmouth with the Buccaneers winning the first two match- ups by a 64-7 margin. This is the second time that CSU has played at Monmouth Stadium. Date Opponent Result/Time 09.03 at Lehigh W, 23-21 TODAY’S MEDIA INFORMATION 09.10 at Delaware State W, 34-20 STREAMING VIDEO: ESPN3.COM 09.17 at Kent State L, 27-7 Play by Play: Matt Harmon Color: Todderick Hunt 09.24 CHARLESTON SO.* 1:00 PM 10.01 FORDHAM 1:00 PM 10.08 at Howard 1:00 PM STREAMING AUDIO: N/A 10.13 at Presbyterian* 7:00 PM 10.22 at Liberty* 3:30 PM MOBILE PHONE AUDIO: N/A 10.29 KENNESAW STATE* 1:00 PM
11.05 at Coastal Carolina 2:00 PM 11.19 at Gardner-Webb* 1:30 p.m. LIVE STATISTICS: Monmouth.statbroadcast.com
TODAY’S Today’s key stat for Monmouth is rushing defense, which ranks second in the Big 2-1 Overall 0-0 Home 2-1 Away South allowing 146.3 yards per game. It will match up against the potent option *Denotes Big South Conference Game attack of the Buccaneers, which features three explosive backs that have aver- STAT aged 242 yards per game in 2016.
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INSIDE THE MONMOUTH-CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SERIES TALE OF THE TAPE Charleston Southern owns a 2-0 record against Monmouth, dominating the first two meetings by a combined score of 64-7. In last year’s game, MONMOUTH CSU the Bucs grinded out 275 yards on the ground in a rain storm, using a pair 20.3 First Downs Avg. 14.6 of Mike Holloway first half TDs to take a 17-0 lead into the break. Holloway 162.7 Rushing Offense Avg 242.0 added a third TD while the defense was able to hold MU to 46 yards passing 188.3 Passing Offense Avg. 119.3 and 69 yards rushing. Cody Williams scored a rushing touchdown with time 351.0 Total Offense Avg 361.3 winding down to score the only MU TD in the series. In the first meeting, also 146.3 Rushing Defense Avg. 156.0 in a rainstorm, CSU ran for 338 yards while the defense allowed just one 121.3 Passing Defense Avg. 178.3 third down conversion and intercepted MU QB Brandon Hill twice. 267.7 Total Defense Avg. 334.3 30.5 Net Punting Avg. 33.2 GAME BY GAME SERIES HISTORY 6.2 Punt Return Avg. 9.3 21.7 Kickoff Return Avg. 21.6 MONMOUTH vs CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 75.3 Penalty Yard Avg. 63.7 Date Winner Location 21.3 Scoring Avg. 24.5 11/01/16 Charleston Southern 27-0 West Long Branch, NJ 22.7 Opp. Scoring Avg 36.0 10/10/16 Charleston Southern, 37-7 Charleston, SC 09/24/16 West Long Branch, NJ 2016 MONMOUTH LEADERS Rushing Att Yds Avg Td Lg Chaney 34 169 4.9 2 18 MONMOUTH AGAINST THE BIG SOUTH Welch 37 160 4.3 2 17 Since starting up Big South league play in 2014, Monmouth owns a 4-7 con- Royds 36 132 3.4 2 21 ference record. The Hawks own a perfect 2-0 record against Gardner-Webb, are 1-1 against Liberty and Presbyterian and are searching for their first wins Passing Cmp Att Yds Td Int over CSU and Kennesaw State. Monmouth followed up a 1-4 first season in Williams 38 63 384 1 1 the Big South by going 3-3 last year including its first win over Liberty. MU Bahar 17 27 166 0 1 was 0-3 against members of the Big South prior to joining the league, includ- ing dropping a home and home series with Coastal Carolina and a non-con- Receiving Rec Yds Avg Td Lg ference tilt with the Flames. White Jr. 21 203 9.7 0 28 Ambush 14 151 10.8 0 27 Chaney 5 25 5.0 0 9 BASILE NAMED BIG SOUTH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior Mike Basile was been named Big South Defensive Player of the Week, Defensive Tac Solo TFL Sck Int league officials announced on Monday. Basile had a season high 16 tackles Basile 33 23 1.0 0.0 0 in Monmouth’s 27-7 setback to FBS member Kent State. The junior recorded Minnich 19 11 1.0 0.0 0 10 solo tackles and six assisted tackles, which led the Hawks. He notched half a tackle for a loss and blocked a field goal, his third blocked kick in the M. Leslie 13 10 0.5 0.0 1 last two weeks. The Brick, NJ native currently has 33 tackles, which leads the
Big South. His 11 tackles per game currently 13th in the nation while his solo 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN tackles per game ranks fifth in the FCS. In just 25 career games, he moved STATE LEADERS into 10th all-time in tackles at Monmouth. Rushing Att Yds Avg Td Lg Holloway 13 194 14.9 4 49 AFCA CELEBRATES COACH FOR A CURE SEPTEMBER 24 Barnwell 4 108 27.0 1 70 Head Coach Kevin Callahan and his staff join thousands of their colleagues Hamilton 14 88 6.3 0 25 across the country as part of Coach to Cure MD, an annual effort that has raised more than a million dollars to battle Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Passing Cmp Att Yds Td Int On September 24, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) members Mitchell 7 20 142 1 0 will wear patches on the sidelines and college football fans will be asked to Bucenell 3 5 99 1 0 donate to research projects supported by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused entirely on Receiving Rec Yds Avg Td Lg Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Football fans can donate to Duchenne mus- Brown 5 138 27.6 1 57 cular dystrophy research by either going online to www.CoachtoCureMD.org Scotland 5 119 23.8 1 84 or by texting the word CURE to 90999 (a $5 donation will automatically be Korn 4 29 7.2 0 9 added to your next phone bill).
Defensive Tac Solo TFL Sck Int Brown 17 9 3.5 1.5 0 Cruz 16 7 1.0 0.0 0 DID YOU KNOW? Curl 16 10 1.5 1.5 0 Redshirt senior running back Zach Welch is the only Hawk to reach the endzone in both of Monmouth’s games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. Last year he had a seven yard run against CMU in the third quarter and last week he broke through on a two yard run with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter.
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CHARLESTON SOUTHERN THE LAST MEETING BUCCANEERS CHARLESTON SO. 37 MONMOUTH 7 HEAD COACH JAMEY CHADWELL Oct. 10, 2015 • Buccaneer Stadium • Charleston, SC
Jamey Chadwell is in his fourth year as the Charleston Southern (4-1, 1-0 Big South) pounded out 275 head football coach at Charleston Southern, yards on the ground to edge Monmouth (2-4, 0-1 Big South) owning an overall record of 29-12. Last sea- 37-7 in both teams Big South opener on Saturday. son was the most successful in the 25 year In a first half that was mired by heavy rain and winds, history of the Bucs, going 10-3 and winning Charleston Southern running back Mike Holloway scored a pair an outright Big South Championship with a of touchdowns to help his team to a 17-0 lead going into the perfect 6-0 conference record. CSU finished break. Holloway would score once more in the second half as part sixth in the final polls and won a NCAA first of his three-touchdown, 78 yard rushing day. Darius Hammond also had 64 yards rushing while quarterback Austin Brown had 38 round game against rival Citadel on the road. In his first season yards rushing and 124 through the air. the former ETSU quarterback led CSU as high as No. 12 in the The Monmouth defense was paced by Mike Basile who recorded FCS Coaches Poll and a then school-record 10-3 mark, earning a game-high 13 tackles, including one for a loss. Big South Coach of the Year honors, AFCA Region II Coach of Charleston Southern scored on its opening drive after forcing a the Year, and a spot as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award. Monmouth three-and-out, going 63 yards on seven plays, six of Chadwell, the third head coach in CSU history, spent five sea- which were runs. CSU’s Holloway went uncontested on an option sons at CSU as an assistant coach prior to his head coaching play to the left for five yards to put his squad up 7-0 with 9:12 to stints at North Greenville and Delta St. play in the first quarter. Monmouth got its best field position of the half after senior Joe Offensive Player to Watch: Johnson stripped CSU’s Mike Holloway and recovered the ball RB Mike Holloway – Sr., 5-8, 195 lbs. at the CSU 49. Chaney ripped off a big run on first down but the Hawks took a 14 yard loss on a bad snap and then couldn’t (Rushing: 13 att., 194 yds., 4 TD) convert on fourth down and the Bucs still led 7-0. • Leads team in rushing, averaging 97 yards/game, and an astounding Hammond set up the second Buccaneer score, returning a 14.9 ypc avg. Monmouth punt 43 yards down to the MU 20 yard line. One play • Ranks 2nd in Big South with 4 rushing TD’s, despite only playing in 2 later Holloway put CSU up 13-0 on an option right, with the junior of team’s 3 games just catching the corner of the pylon for his second TD of the • Has scored 24 career TD’s, including 12 as a junior game. The Buccaneers drove down to the Monmouth five late in the Defensive Player to Watch: first half but the Hawks defense held, forcing CSU to settle for a LB Solomon Brown – R-So., 6-1, 225 lbs. 22 yard field goal and a 16-0 lead going into halftime. Holloway scored his third TD of the day on a fourth and one (17 tackles, 9 solo, 3.5 TFL, 1.5sacks, 2 PBU) from the MU five; taking an inside handoff to pay dirt to extend • Leads team in tackles (ranks second in solo stops) and is tied for the CSU’s lead to 23-0 with 10:55 left in the third quarter. team lead in TFL Hammond added a touchdown from four yards out to put • Plays the Bandit position in CSU’s 3-4 ‘Swarm’ defensive scheme the score at 30-0 with 4:24 left in the third quarter. Reserve • Named Big South Freshman of the Year after helping anchor one of the quarterback Daniel Croghan scored the Buc’s final TD of the game nation’s best defenses in ‘15 on a two-yard keeper that put CSU ahead 37-0. The Hawks scored their first points in seven-plus quarters Special Teams Player to Watch: against CSU when Williams tallied his second career rushing TD RB Darius Hammond – Sr., 5-10, 192 lbs. late in the fourth quarter. Monmouth was held to 115 yards of total offense, the second (Kickoff Returns: 2 KR, 51 yds., 25.5 avg., 27 LG; Punt Returns: 5 fewest in school PR, 118 yds., 23.6 avg., 49 LG) history. CSU finished MONMOUTH 0 0 0 7 - 7 • Earned 1st Team All-Big South honors as a punt returner with 398 yards of CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7 9 14 7 - 37 total offense, while CSU - Holloway 5 yd run (Tekac kidck) 7-63, 4:04 1st neither team was CSU - Holloway 20 yd run (Perera rush failed) 1-20, 0:08 1st CSU - Tekac 22 yd field goal, 8-48, 4:40 2nd 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SCHEDULE/RESULTS efficient on third CSU - Holloway 4 yd run (Tekac kick) 7-60, 3:59 3rd Date Opponent Time/Result down. The Hawks CSU - Hammond 1 yd run (Tekac kick) 8-79, 4:36 3rd CSU - Croghan III 2 yd run (Tekac kick) 7-49, 4:43 4th 08.27 at N. Dakota State L, 24-17 (OT) were 1-of-13 on third down while MU - Williams 6 yd run (White kick) 8-44, 3:16 4th 09.03 KENTUCKY STATE W, 57-7 CSU didn’t fare 09.10 at Florida State L, 52-8 much better, going MU CSU 09.24 * at Monmouth 1:00 PM 2-of-11. First Downs 6 21 10.01 at Coastal Carolina TBD Williams finished Rushes - Yards 31-69 5--275 10.08 ALBANY STATE (GA) 11:45 AM 9-of-19 passing Passing Yards 46 123 10.22 * PRESBYTERIAN 6:00 PM for 46 yards. Passes (C-A-I) 9-19-0 9-14-0 10.29 BUCKNELL 11:45 AM Lavon Chaney had Total Offense 115 398 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1 11.05 * GARDNER-WEBB 12:00 PM 12 carries for 56 Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-30 11.12 * at Liberty 3:30 PM yards, including Time of Possession 24:37 35:23 a 17 yard run in 11.19 * KENNESAW STATE 11:45 AM RUSHING: MU - Chaney 12-51; Jolly 5-37; Williams 13-minus the third quarter. 5; Team 1-minus 14. CSU - Holloway 14-78; Hammond 10-64; Sophomore Michael Robinson 6-51; Brown 7-38; Barnwell 2-32; Croghan III 5-18; Jolly (Springfield, 1-2 Overall 0-0 Big South Allen 3-minus 1; Fraise 2-minus 2; Scotland 1-minus 3. VA/Robert E. Lee) PASSING: MU - Williams 9-19-0-46. CSU - Brown 8-12-0-124; 1-0 Home 0-0 Away averaged 7.4 yards Croghan III 1-2-0-minus 1. per rush, carrying RECEIVING: MU - Valles 2-21; Ambush 2-20; Ezemma 1-6; White Jr. the rock five times BOLD CAPS indicates a home contest 1-3; Chaney 1-0; Grasso 1-minus 1; Gray 1-minus 3. CSU - Perera for 37 yards. 3-49; Prater 3-45; Davis 1-18; Robinson 1-12; Allen 1-minus 1. * Big South Conference
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NOTES ON THE KENT STATE GAME n KSU’s first quarter FG were the first points given up in the first half all year by FCS COACHES POLL MU n Kent State finished with five sacks on the day, MU had allowed just one com- As of 9/19/16 ing into the game n MU won two of eight scheduled away games this season so far Team Record n MU is now 0-2 all-time against FBS teams and MAC teams 1. North Dakota State 3-0 n Monmouth which was averaging 10.5 penalties per game, committed just five 2. Sam Houston State 2-0 against KSU 3. Chattanooga 3-0 n KSU held a 343-199 advantage in total yardage with 235 coming on the ground 4. Jacksonville State 2-1 n Monmouth was 2 of 15 on third down while KSU was 8 of 16 5. Eastern Washington 2-1 n KSU held a 31:25-27:38 advantage in time of possession, the first time Mon- 6. Montana 2-0 mouth has trailed in time of possession all year 7. James Madison 2-1 n Kent State’s fourth quarter interception was the first MU turnover since the first 8. William & Mary 2-1 half of the Lehigh game 9. Richmond 2-1 n It was the first time Monmouth had played in the state of Ohio since a 1997 10. Citadel 3-0 game at Dayton 11. Charleston Southern 1-2 n Monmouth has received votes in all three polls this season, most recently in 12. Illinois State 2-1 the FCS Coaches Poll. After the Delaware State win, the Hawks received votes in 13. Western Illinois 2-0 the Coaches Poll, Stats FCS Poll and the Hero Sports Poll 14. Northern Iowa 1-2 15. Villanova 2-1 OFFENSIVE NOTES 16. Eastern Illinois 2-1 n Darren Ambush moved into 10th all-time in receptions with 87, passing 17. Youngstown State 2-1 former Hawk RB David Sinisi. Ambush needs just three more to pass Rick Finer 18. South Dakota State 1-2 n Earlier this season Ambush became the 10th Hawk to record 1,000 career re- 19. Harvard 1-0 ceiving yards. The All-Big South performer leapfrogged three Hawks last week- 20. McNeese State 1-2 end to become the 7th all-time leading receiver with 1,092 yards. 21. Colgate 1-1 n Second Team All-Big South selection Lavon Chaney missed the second game 22. North Carolina AT&T 2-1 of his career against Kent State after suffering an injury against Delaware State 23. Albany 3-1 n Redshirt sophomore Reggie White Jr. ranks first in the Big South in recep- 24. Stony Brook 2-1 tions (21) and reception yardage (203) 25. Portland State 1-2 n Monmouth’s offense has committed just two turnovers, which is 15th in the FCS n Monmouth features three running backs with 150+ yards each who have all reached the endzone two times apiece through three games STATS POLL n Despite losing the time of possession advantage for the first time all-year to Kent State, Monmouth still is ranked fourth among FCS schools clocking in at As of 9/19/16 35:37 in 2016 Team Record DEFENSIVE NOTES 1. North Dakota State 3-0 n Monmouth’s defense is ranked ninth in the country in total defense, allowing 2. Sam Houston State 2-0 267.7 yards per game which leads the Big South 3. Jacksonville State 2-1 n Mike Basile recorded a game-high 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops against 4. Eastern Washington 2-1 KSU. His 11 tackles per game is 13th in the nation while his solo tackles per 5. Chattanooga 3-0 game ranks fifth in the FCS. In just 25 career games, he moved into 10th all- 6. Montana 2-0 time in tackles at Monmouth 7. Richmond 2-1 n Basile has recorded 10+ tackles in 11 of his last 15 games 8. William & Mary 2-1 n Senior defensive tackle Manny Maragoto had a career day against Kent State, 9. Illinois State 2-1 finishing with four total tackles, including 2.5 for a loss and a sack 10. Citadel 3-0 n Darnell Leslie recovered a fumble for the 2nd straight week- his two fumble re- 11. James Madison 2-1 coveries is tied with seven other players for first among FCS players 12. Charleston Southern 2-0 n True freshmen defensive end Keneek Tomlinson has recorded a sack in each 13. Western Illinois 2-0 of his last two games 14. Northern Iowa 1-2 n Monmouth’s defensive unit has allowed just 121.3 passing yards per game 15. South Dakota State 1-2 through three contests, which ranks third among FCS teams 16. Youngstown State 2-1 n MU’s defense had a season-high seven tackles for a loss against Kent State 17. Coastal Carolina 2-1 18. Eastern Illinois 2-1 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES 19. Villanova 2-1 n Senior Kamau Dumas is averaging 27.4 yards per kickoff return which is 17th 20. Stony Brook 2-1 among all FCS players 21. North Carolina AT&T 2-1 n Dumas had a season-long kickoff return of 46 yards in the third quarter of last 22. Albany 3-0 week’s game 23. Colgate 1-1 n The Hawks lead FCS in blocked kicks after Basile blocked a field goal attempt, 24. McNeese 1-2 giving MU five this season. Basile has three of the five blocked kicks. 25. Portland State 1-2 n MU is allowing opponents to return kickoffs an average of 14.25 yards per attempt, which is 11th nationally and first among Big South teams
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MU CAREER MONMOUTH MU SINGLE SEASON LEADERS EXTRA POINTS LEADERS RUSHING YARDAGE n Mike Basile was named College PASSING YARDAGE Player Years Att. Avg. Yards Player Year Cmp. Att. Yards 1. David Sinisi 2006-09 963 5.2 5,049 Sports Madness Big South Defensive 1. Kyle Frazier 2012 246 365 2,431 2. Julian Hayes 2011-13 618 4.2 2,575 Player of the Week on Monday 2. Brandon Hill 2014 201 334 2,396 3. Chris Reed 1994-95, 97-98 437 5.1 2,239 3. Brandon Hill 2013 181 323 2,356 4. Matt Merklinger 1998-2001 501 4.3 2,165 4. Brian Boland 2006 197 305 2,353 5. Ralph O’Neil 1993-96 453 4.4 2,008 t Chaney now has 17 career rushing 5. Brian Boland 2005 188 323 2,320 6. Joe Migliore 2002-04 520 3.8 1,951 6. John DiPasquale 1998 167 294 2,299 7. K.B. Asante 2011-14 342 5.5 1,861 touchdowns, moving him past former 7. Dan Sabella 1995 175 303 2,149 8. Lavon Chaney 2013- 390 4.6 1,804 Hawk KB Asante (16) for sixth most all- 8. Kyle Frazier 2010 182 297 2,072 9. Bobby Smith 2001-05 337 4.6 1,545 9. Brett Burke 2007 192 297 1,967 10. Bobby Giles 2007-10 318 4.8 1,535 time 10. Dan Sabella 1997 168 277 1,950
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Player Years Att. Yards TDs n The senior running back’s 609 yards Player Year Cmp. Att. Yards TD 1. David Sinisi 2006-09 963 5,049 65 receiving is the second most in Big South 1. Brian Boland 2005 188 323 2,334 21 2. Julian Hayes 2011-13 618 2,575 32 2. Brandon Hill 2014 201 334 2,396 19 2. Chris Reed 1994-95, 97-98 437 2,239 30 history (for a RB) 122 away from CCU’s Brandon Hill 2013 181 323 2,356 19 3. Matt Merklinger 1998-2001 501 2,165 29 De’Angelo Henderson’s record 3. Dan Sabella 1997 168 277 1,950 18 5. Ralph O’Neil 1993-96 453 2,008 23 4. Kyle Frazier 2012 246 365 2,431 17 6. Lavon Chaney 2013- 390 1,804 17 Dan Sabella 1995 175 303 2,149 17 7. K.B. Asante 2011-14 342 1,861 16 u Cody Williams’ 13 career passing 6. John DiPasquale 1998 167 294 2,299 15 8. Joe Migliore 2002-2004 520 1,951 14 7. Brian Boland 2006 197 305 2,353 14 9. Jim Varick 1993-96 188 1,278 13 touchdowns is eighth most in school his- 8. Brett Burke 2008 170 263 1,743 12 10. Bobby Smith 2001-05 337 1,545 11 tory. Williams needs five more to move 9. Brian Boland 2004 116 206 1,643 12 into seventh 10. Cody Williams 2015 182 311 1,868 12 RECEPTION YARDAGE Player Years Rec. Avg. Yards RUSHING YARDAGE 1. Miles Austin 2002-05 150 19.1 2,867 n Senior Darren Ambush needs 4 re- Player Years Att. Avg. Yards 2. Neal Sterling 2011-14 212 12.3 2,615 1. David Sinisi 2008 286 5.9 1,674 3. Adam San Miguel 2004-07 194 11.6 2,252 ceptions to move into 7th all-time, pass- 2. David Sinisi 2009 300 4.8 1,437 4. Will Holder 1993, 95-97 114 19.1 2,172 ing former Hawks Rick Finer with 89. 3. David Sinisi 2007 206 5.7 1,184 5. Anthony Galella 1995-98 107 15.4 1,653 4. Chris Reed 1998 208 5.6 1,166 6. Tristan Roberts 2011-12 92 12.4 1,143 5. Julian Hayes 2013 243 4.6 1,111 7. Rick Finer 1993, 95-97 89 12.4 1,100 n Mike Basile continues his climb into 6. K.B. Asante 2013 180 6.0 1,080 8. Darren Ambush 2013- 86 12.7 1,092 5. Matt Merklinger 2000 192 4.8 913 9. Tyler George 2009-12 121 8.9 1,083 the top-10 for career tackles. Heading 6. Lavon Chaney 2014 173 4.8 835 10. John Nalbone 2005-08 101 10.6 1,079 into today’s game, he has 230 career 7. Matt Merklinger 2001 203 4.0 819
stops, 3 behind former Hawk Vinnie 8. Lavon Chaney 2015 182 4.2 806 PASS RECEPTIONS 9. Julian Hayes 2011 216 3.7 805 Player Years Yards Avg. Rec. Sasso for 9th all-time at MU 10. Ralph O’Neil 1995 148 5.1 750 1. Neal Sterling 2011-14 2,615 12.3 212 2. Adam San Miguel 2004-07 2,252 11.6 194 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 3. Miles Austin 2002-05 2,867 19.1 150 n Chaney recorded his sixth 100-yard Player Years Att. Yards TDs 4. Tyler George 2009-12 1,083 8.9 121 1. David Sinisi 2008 286 1,674 22 5. Will Holder 1993, 95-97 2,172 19.1 114 rushing performance against Lehigh 2. Chris Reed 1998 208 1,166 21 6. Anthony Galella 1995-98 1,653 15.4 107 3. David Sinisi 2007 206 1,184 17 7. John Nalbone 2005-08 1,079 10.6 101 u 4. Julian Hayes 2011 216 805 14 8. Tristan Roberts 2011-12 1,143 12.4 92 Chaney needs 255 all-purpose yards 5. David Sinisi 2009 300 1,437 13 9. Rick Finer 1993, 95-97 1,100 12.4 89 to move into fifth all-time. Last year he David Sinisi 2006 171 754 13 10. Darren Ambush 2013- 1,092 10.6 86 amassed 982 yards despite missing a 7. Matt Merklinger 2000 192 913 12 TOTAL TACKLES 8. Julian Hayes 2012 159 659 11 game due to injury 8. Matt Merklinger 2001 203 819 10 Player Years UT AT TT 9. L.J. Caprio 2010 66 152 9 1. Aaron Edwards 1997-2001 223 130 353 Joe Migliore 2004 190 738 9 2. Joe Sentipal 1999-2003 193 134 327 n Marcus Leslie is third on the team in Ralph O’Neil 1996 98 467 9 3. Jose Gumbs 2008-2011 188 118 306 tackles and leads the team in passes de- 4. John Schultzel 1997-2000 193 105 298 ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE 5. Matt Hill 2003-06 169 96 265 fended since switching to safety at the 6. Mike Normand 1997-2000 154 97 251 Player Years Rush Rec PR KOR Yards 1. David Sinisi 2008 1,674 103 0 20 1,797 7. Joe Little 1993-96 148 96 244 start of spring game (former CB) 2. David Sinisi 2007 1,184 293 0 310 1,787 8. Mike DiBella 1999-2002 148 89 237 3. David Sinisi 2009 1,437 249 0 17 1,703 9. Vinnie Sasso 1994-97 171 62 233 n 4. Chris Reed 1998 1,166 103 0 322 1,591 10. Mike Basile 2014- 152 78 230 Junior place kicker Matt White kicked 5. Lavon Chaney 2014 835 359 0 292 1,486
a career-long 46 yard field goal against 6. Matt Merklinger 2000 913 254 0 96 1,260 INTERCEPTIONS Lehigh. His previous career-long was 40 7. Matt Merklinger 2001 819 411 0 0 1,230 Player Years Yards Avg Int 8. Adam San Miguel 2006 63 872 257 0 1,192 1. David Jiles 2002-06 134 10.3 13 yards against Bryant in 2015 9. Anthony Galella 1998 12 1,044 0 125 1,181 2. Kenny Amsel 2007-10 275 25.0 11 10. Mitchell Pollard 2011 73 582 151 324 1,130 Vinnie Sasso 1994-97 121 11.0 11 4. Matt Hill 2003-06 159 17.6 9 n Basile, Ambush, linebacker Payton TOTAL TACKLES 5. Aaron Edwards 1997-2001 212 26.5 8 Minnich and Darnell Leslie were se- Joe Johnson 2012-15 114 14.3 8 Player Years UT AT TT 6. Rob Lomoriello 2001-05 113 16.1 7 1. Mike Basile 2015 70 49 119 Mike Pitts 1999-02 17 2.4 7 THE MAGIC NUMBER 2. Aaron Edwards 2001 80 34 114 8. Mike Basile 2014- 67 6.0 6 3. Joe Sentipal 2002 58 48 106 David Lewis 1993-96 82 13.7 6 4. Joe Sentipal 2003 57 48 105 Steve Covello 1994-97 31 5.2 6 5. Aaron Edwards 1999 64 40 104 Joe Sentipal 1999-2003 24 4.0 6 6. John Schultzel 2000 64 37 101 Pat Gray 2011- 35 5.8 6 7. John Schultzel 1998 52 44 96 8. Jose Gumbs 2009 45 50 95 9. Mike DiBella 2000 51 39 90 SACKS 10. John Schultzel 1999 69 20 89 Player Years Yards Sacks 1. Jason Gmitter 1994-97 145 25.5 2. Erik Yngstrom 2003-06 150 23.0 SACKS 3. Joe Sentipal 1999-2003 153 21.5 Player Years Yards Sacks 4. Mike DeFalco 2000-2003 98 17.0 1. Joe Sentipal 2000 109 15.5 5. Cornell Key 1997-2000 138 16.5 BLOCKED KICKS: Monmouth blocked 2. Jason Gmitter 1999 78 11.5 6. Tim Canavan 1993-94 110 15.0 its fifth kick of the year against Kent State Tim Canavan 1994 80 11.5 5 4. Cornell Key 2000 66 10.5 7. Mike Normand 1997-2000 68 14.5 8. Chris Ammacher 1999-2002 97 14.0 one week after setting a school and con- 5. Mike DeFalco 2003 45 9.0 9. Darnell Leslie 2013- 66 13.0 ference record with 4 blocks against DSU Ian Simon 2011 67 9.0
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 5 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
IN 2016 MONMOUTH IS... THE LAST TIME WHEN MONMOUTH...
Rushing: Wins the coin toss ...... 2-1 - Rushed for 100+ yards: Chaney (119) 9/3/16 Lehigh Opponent… Bennett (124) 10/31/15, Kennesaw State Loses the coin toss ...... 0-0 - Rushed for 200 yards: Sinisi (201) 11/14/09 at Central Connecticut When leading at halftime ...... 2-0 Opponent… McCarty (208) 11/1/08, Albany - Rushed for back to back 100 yard games: Chaney vs. RMU/Columbia When leading going into the 4th quarter ...... 2-0 - Two players rushed for 100 yards: Royds (119) & Chaney (108) 10/11/14 vs. Columbia When losing at halftime ...... 0-1 Opponent… Bennett (124) and White (108), Kennesaw State 10/31/15 - Scored 3+ rushing TD: Asante (3) 8/30/14 vs DSU When losing going into the 4th quarter ...... 0-1 Opponent… Nacita (4) 10/13/12, Cornell Leads in time of possession...... 2-0 - Rushed for 50+ yards on a single play: Williams (71) 9/26/15, Fordham Opponent… Alleyne (64) 9/10/16, Delaware State Trails in time of possession ...... 0-1 - Totaled 25 carries: Royds (25) 9/10/16, Delaware State Scores 21+ points ...... 2-0 Opponent… White (27) 10/31/15, Kennesaw State Passing: Holds opponents to single digit scoring...... 0-0 - Completed 20 passes: Williams (23-34-0) 9/19/15 vs Wagner Has a better starting field position ...... 2-1 Opponent… Ross (20-31-0), 10/24/15, Coastal Carolina - Passed for 300 yards: Hill (301) 10/11/14 vs. Columbia Tallies more yards than their opponent ...... 2-0 Opponent… Woodrum (336), 10/17/15, Liberty Has 15+ first downs in a game ...... 2-1 - Passed for 3 TD: Hill (4) 10/11/14 vs. Columbia Opponent… Anderson (5), 9/26/15, Fordham Converts at least 45% of third down chances ...... 1-0 - Completed a 50+ yard pass: Williams to Chaney (52) 9/3/16 at Lehigh Opponent… Anderson to Allen (60) 9/26/15, Fordham Scores on 75% of red zone opportunities ...... 2-0 Receiving: Has a quarterback throw for 300+ yards ...... 0-0 - Caught 10 passes: White Jr (11) 9/10/16, Delaware State - Gained 100+ receiving yards: White Jr (129) 9/10/16, Delaware State Has a quarterback throw for 200+ yards ...... 0-0 Opponent… Peterson (120) 10/17/15, Liberty Has a quarterback complete 65% of his passes ..... 2-0 - Gained 150+ receiving yards: Neal Sterling (183) 9/27/14 vs Lehigh - Gained 200+ receiving yards: Austin (235) at Sacred Heart 10/8/05 Has a 100+ yard rusher...... 1-0 - Caught 2 TD passes: White Jr., 10/3/15 vs Bryant Has a back carry the ball 20 times or more ...... 2-0 Opponent… Edmonds, Fordham, 9/26/15 - Caught 3+ TD passes: Sterling (3) vs Robert Morris 10/5/13 Has a receiver catch 10+ passes ...... 1-0 Defense: Has a receiver record 100+ yards ...... 1-0 - Multiple interceptions: Johnson (2), 11/21/14 vs. Gardner-Webb - Interception for a TD: Sieczkowski (5 yds), 10/3/15 vs Bryant Holds an opponent to under 100 yards rushing ...... 1-0 Opponent… Minter (44 yds), 10/12/13 Saint Francis Holds an opponent to under 100 yards passing ...... 1-0 - Registered 10 tackles: Basile (16), 9/17/16 at Kent State - Registered 20 tackles: Edwards (23) vs. Albany 11/3/01 Holds an opponent to under 200 yards passing ...... 1-1 - Recovered a fumble for a TD: Coe (42 yds) vs. Lehigh 9/14/13 Records three or more sacks in a game ...... 0-0 Opponent… Webb (51 yds) 11/2/13 Sacred Heart - Forced a safety: at Gardner Webb 11/21/15 Has five or more tackles for a loss in a game ...... 1-1 Opponent… Bryant 10/3/15 Intercepts an opposing quarterback ...... 2-0 Special Teams: - Attempted a 40+ yard FG: White (46) at 9/3/16 Lehigh Wins the turnover battle ...... 1-0 - Converted a 40+ yard FG: White (46) 9/3/16 at Lehigh Loses the turnover battle ...... 0-0 - Blocked a FG: Basile 9/17/16, Kent State - Blocked a punt: Welch and Martinez 9/10/16, Delaware State Has an equal amount of turnovers ...... 1-1 - Returned a blocked punt for a TD: Brandon at Bryant 11/16/13 - Blocked a PAT: Basile vs Delaware State 9/10/16 Coming off a win the week before ...... 1-1 - Returned a kickoff for a TD: Giles (90 yards) at Colgate 9/4/10 Coming off a loss the week before ...... 0-0 - Returned a punt for a TD: Pollard (52 yards) 11/5/11 at Saint Francis
2016 Starters (Offense)
Opponent LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QB Lehigh STONEBERG WETZEL THOMPSON RIGHI CLAYTON FABEL WHITE JR. CHOI AMBUSH CHANEY C. WILLIAMS Delaware St. STONEBERG WETZEL THOMPSON RIGHI CLAYTON FABEL WHITE JR. CHOI AMBUSH CHANEY C. WILLIAMS Kent State STONEBERG WETZEL THOMPSON RIGHI CLAYTON FABEL WHITE JR. CHOI AMBUSH WELCH C. WILLIAMS
2016 Starters (Defense)
Opponent DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB/DB CB CB WS SS Lehigh TALLEY MARAGOTO SMITH D. LESLIE NELSON MINNICH ALLEN DUMAS A. SMITH M. LESLIE BASILE Delaware State TALLEY MARAGOTO SMITH D. LESLIE NELSON MINNICH ALLEN DUMAS A. SMITH M. LESLIE BASILE Kent State TALLEY MARAGOTO SMITH D. LESLIE NELSON MINNICH ALLEN DUMAS A. SMITH M. LESLIE BASILE
6 MonmouthHawks.com 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
MONMOUTH FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME OUT ON THE AIR... Kent State 27, Monmouth 7 EVERY ROAD GAME ON THE SHORE SPORTS NETWORK: In July of 2013, Monmouth Sept. 17, 2016 • Dix Stadium • Kent, OH University renewed its part- nership with New Jersey’s KENT, OH- Monmouth University suffered its first loss of the 2016 Millennium Radio Group to season, falling 27-7 to Football Bowl Subdivision foe Kent State (1-2) on Saturday afternoon. broadcast all of the Hawks’ Golden Flash quarterback Mylik Mitchell ran for 77 yards and threw a road football games during the 2016 season on The pair of touchdowns to wideout Nick Holley to earn KSU its first win of the Shore Sports Network, 1310 AM and 1160 WOBM AM. 2016 season. MU Alums Matt Harmon ‘96 and Eddy Occhipinti ‘06 will Kent State held a 3-0 lead after the first quarter on a 22 yard field goal, but the Golden Flashes’ defenses proved to be impenetrable, call the action this fall. Fans outside of the listening allowing just one yard in the frame. Monmouth drove deep into KSU area can go to www.shoresportsnetwork.com to lis- territory late sparked by a 23 yard Cody Williams to Darren Ambush ten to a live stream of the broadcast. pass. The Hawks drove down to the KSU 13 but could not get a field goal attempt off after the snap was high and the halftime score rested at 13- 0. MONMOUTH DIGITAL NETWORK: Mitchell moved the chains again with his feet then capped off the Monmouth Digital Network returns to provide loads of Flashes’ first drive of the second half with an eight yard TD pass to free content also appears, including exclusive inter- Holley. The Flashes drove deep on their next possession but Mike views, highlight packages and more. For more infor- Basile blocked his third kick in the last two weeks to keep the score at 20-0. With 5:53 left in the game Zach Welch creased through the line mation visit: untouched to get MU on the board trailing 20-7. KSU would throw a www.MonmouthHawks.com/MDN touchdown pass with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter to finish the scoring at 27-7. TELEVISION/STREAMING VIDEO: “I thought our players played hard. We were able to get them in third down situations on defense but were unable to get off the field. We Monmouth will be featured on ESPN3 four times in weren’t as effective with our pressures as we needed to be. Our defense 2016, with every home game appearing on the mul- was on the field a lot in the first half and we never had the time catch timedia platform. Fordham will all be shown thanks our breath so to speak. Once we got into a situation where we had to to Monmouth’s unique ESPN3 partnership. The Hawks throw the ball they were able to just lay back and come after us and it was difficult to do anything from a protection standpoint.” Head Coach game against Kennesaw State on homecoming and and Kevin Callahan Charleston Southern will air on ESPN3 as part of the Big South television contract. Additionally, Monmouth’s Notes FBS contest will be on ESPN3, when the Hawks head to • Monmouth is now 0-2 against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents Kent State on September 17. All other road conference • The Hawks, which ranked first in the NCAA with four blocked kicks games will be available on the Big South Digital Net- coming into the game and now have five total work, free of charge. • Welch is the only Monmouth player to score a touchdown in both FBS games the Hawks have played • Darren Ambush moved into 10th all-time in receptions with 86, passing former Hawk RB David Sinisi • Kent State’s first quarter FG were the first points given up in the first half all year by MU • Darnell Leslie recovered a fumble for the second time in two games • Kent State finished with MONMOUTH 0 0 0 7 - 7 THE HAWKS AT MONMOUTH STADIUM five sacks on KENT STATE 3 10 7 7 - 27 Kessler Field has seen the Blue & White win 58 times in the the day, MU 1st 03:29 KENT - HYNES 22 yd field goal, 6-36 3:14, MU 0 - KENT 3 23 seasons of play, with the Hawks owning losing records at had allowed 2nd 10:56 KENT - WASHINGTON 7 yd run (HYNES kick), 11-78 5:26, MU 0 KENT 10 just one coming 04:19 KENT - HYNES 38 yd field goal, 7-34 4:08, MU 0 - KENT 13 home just six years. Monmouth finished with a 3-2 overall 3rd 05:43 KENT - HOLLEY 6 yd pass from MITCHELL (HYNES kick), 15-68 5:56, MU 0 - KENT 20 into the game 4th 05:53 MU - WELCH 2 yd run (WHITE kick), 9-67 3:40, MU 7 - KENT 20 record at . A season-high 4,591 fans came out to watch the 02:34 KENT - HOLLEY 28 yd pass from MITCHELL (KYNES kick), 3-31 1:05, MU 7 - KENT 27 near upset. Crunching the numbers MU HOME RECORDS SINCE 1993 (22 seasons) MU KENT • KSU held First Downs 15 17 1993 1-3 1999 0-4 2005 3-1 2011 0-6 a 343-199 Rushes - Yards 31-67 46-235 1994 4-0 2000 3-2 2006 5-2 2012 2-2 advantage in 1995 4-1 2001 3-2 2007 1-3 2013 2-2 total yardage Passing Yards 132 108 1996 4-2 2002 2-3 2008 3-2 2014 4-1 with 235 Passes (C-A-I) 19-35-1 15-20-0 Total Offense 66-199 66-343 1997 2-2 2003 5-0 2009 2-3 2015 3-2 coming on the ground Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1 1998 2-3 2004 5-1 2010 2-4 • Monmouth’s Penalties-Yards 5-58 6-55 longest first Time of Possession 27:38 32:22 half drive went 10 plays for 63 RUSHING: MU-WELCH, Zach 13-51 TD; ROYDS, Ed 9-26; AMBUSH, yards Darren 1-9; BAHAR, Kenji 6-minus 5; WILLIAMS, Cody 2-minus 14; • Basile finished KENT-MITCHELL,M. 14-77; RANKIN,J. 12-59; PRICE,K. 2-33; BOL- with a game- LAS,G. 3-18; WASHINGTON,M. 4-16 TD; HOLLEY,N. 2-15; JAMES,R. high 16 tackles, 2-12; MATTHEWS,W. 4-5; CALHOUN,E. 1-3; TEAM 2-minus 3 one shy of his career high PASSING: MU-BAHAR, Kenji 12-20-1-73; WILLIAMS, Cody 7-15-0-59; • Kent State’s KENT-MITCHELL,K. 14-18-0-106 2TD; BOLLAS,G. 1-2-0-2. fourth quarter interception RECEIVING: MU-WHITE JR., R. 7-56; AMBUSH, Darren 5-54; ROYDS, Ed was the first MU 4-16; WELCH, Zach 2-5; STRANGE, Mike 1-1; turnover since KSU-HOLLEY,N. 7-65 2TD; JAMES,R. 3-23; RANKIN,J. 2-12; FACK- the first half LER,B. 1-4; WASHINGTON,M. 1-2; CARRIGAN,M. 1-2; of the Lehigh game
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 7 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MONMOUTH FOOTBALL 2 DEEP vs CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 9-24-16 OFFENSE DEFENSE RT 78 Russ Clayton Jr. 6-4 280 DE 48 Zach Talley So. 6-3 240 60 Will Larson RFr. 6-5 270 52 Keneek Tomlinson Fr. 6-2 220
RG 55 Pete Righi Jr. 6-3 285 DT 5 Dimitrius Smith Sr. 6-2 275 62 John Gallina RFr. 6-7 335 66 Matt Gwizdz Sr. 6-1 280 OR 97 DJ Martin Sr. 6-2 275 C 54 Alex Thompson Jr. 6-4 295 57 Sam Pierce So. 6-2 280 DT 90 Manny Maragoto Sr. 6-6 255 95 Adam Kakar Fr. 6-3 320 LG 71 Ryan Wetzel Jr. 6-4 285 67 Ryan Brodie 5Sr. 6-5 320 DE 2 Darnell Leslie Sr. 6-2 235 98 Lowell Kelly-Gamble Fr. 6-2 235 OR LT 76 Matt Stoneberg Jr. 6-5 300 92 Kahari Scarlett Fr. 6-3 220 77 Keith Williams Fr. 6-7 270 OLB 47 Brandon Anthony Sr. 6-2 190 TE 85 Zach Fabel Gr. 6-3 265 22 Kevin Butler Sr. 5-11 210 82 Gabe Hemighaus Sr. 6-4 250 MLB 50 Payton Minnich Sr. 6-3 245 WR 9 Reggie White Jr. So. 6-3 195 51 Tre Nelson So. 6-1 225 29 Matt Castronuova So. 5-9 175 OLB 56 Diego Zubieta So. 5-10 205 WR 7 Darren Ambush Sr. 5-8 185 36 Brendan Wharton Sr. 6-2 215 38 Vinny Grasso Jr. 5-7 175 CB 10 Anthony Smith Gr. 6-0 205 WR 6 Matt Choi Sr. 6-2 200 OR 28 Wendell Allen Fr. 6-1 180 84 Devin Phelps So. 6-1 175 CB 24 Kamau Dumas Sr. 5-9 180 RB 21 Lavon Chaney Sr. 5-9 190 13 LeKeith Celestain Sr. 6-1 180 34 Zach Welch Sr. 5-11 225 SS 30 Mike Basile Jr. 6-1 200 QB 12 Cody Williams So. 6-4 200 27 Agbai Iroha Jr. 5-9 195 16 Kenji Bahar RFr. 6-3 175 FS 3 Marcus Leslie Jr. 5-10 185 23 Teddie Martinez Sr. 6-0 190
SPECIAL TEAMS KR 24 Kamau Dumas Sr. 5-9 180 K 49 Matt White Jr. 6-1 185 29 Matt Castronuova So. 5-9 175 37 Matt Mosquera Fr. 5-10 175
PR 38 Vinny Grasso Jr. 5-7 175 OR HO 16 Kenji Bahar RFr. 6-3 175 29 Matt Castronuova So. 5-9 175 12 Cody Williams So. 6-4 190
LS 14 Christian Runza So. 6-1 215 P 49 Matt White Jr. 6-1 185 44 Mike Christ So. 6-2 245 41 John Coleman Jr. 6-0 195
8 MonmouthHawks.com 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NOTES ON THE 2 DEEP OFFENSE Pos No. Name Yr.* Ht Wt Player Notes QB 12 Cody Williams So 6-4 200 Dual threat QB | Has thrown for 384, TD yds this year | 14 consecutive starts 16 Kenji Bahar RFr 6-3 175 Scored first career TD at DSU on 8 yd run | 166 passing yards this season RB 21 Lavon Chaney Jr 5-9 190 193 APY at Lehigh | 5.1 yards per rush at DSU | Appeared in 35 of 37 gms 34 Zach Welch Jr 5-11 225 Averaged 4.8 yards per rush on 18 carries vs Lehigh | 51 yds, TD at Kent State WR 9 Reggie White Jr. So 6-3 195 Career high 11 catches and 129 yards at DSU | Team’s leader in TD receptions as a RSFR 84 Devin Phelps So 6-1 175 Scored first career TD on 13 yard catch at DSU | Appeared in 7 games as a true freshman WR 7 Darren Ambush Sr 5-8 185 Top-10 in MU history in catches and yards | Preseason All-Big South 38 Vinny Grasso Jr 5-7 175 Backup slot WR who also returns punts for MU | Key special teamer WR 6 Matt Choi Sr 6-2 200 Made first start since wk2 last year vs Lehigh | 15 rec for 140 yards | 16 career appearances 29 Matt Castronuova So 5-11 175 Made 1st career game action vs Lehigh | Quick WR who also returns kicks TE 85 Zach Fabel GR 6-3 265 29 career app, with 7 starts | 11 rec for 153 yds and 3 career TDs 82 Gabe Hemighaus Jr 6-4 250 Will split time with RSFR Jake Powell for second TE position LT 76 Matt Stoneberg Jr 6-5 300 One of two returning starters on OL | 15 starts, 21 career appearances 77 Keith Williams Fr 6-7 270 True freshman from Overlea High School in MD | Two-time all-county and all-league pick LG 71 Ryan Wetzel Jr 6-4 285 Appeared in 10 games as a SO | Played in three games as a freshman before being injured 67 Ryan Brodie Gr 6-5 320 Transferred from Rutgers where he played five games | Enrolled in graduate school at MU C 54 Alex Thompson Jr 6-4 295 True junior who has started 23 of 24 career games | Preseason All-Big South 57 Sam Pierce So 6-2 280 Did not see time as a true freshman | Will see time on special teams RG 55 Peter Righi Jr 6-3 285 First career start vs Lehigh | Versatile along line- can play any position 62 John Gallina RFr 6-7 335 Did not see time as a true freshman | Started in MD vs PA Big 33 game RT 78 Russ Clayton Jr 6-4 280 First career start vs Lehigh | Appeared in seven games as a RSSO in ‘15 60 Will Larson RFr 6-5 270 Moved over to offense from defensive tackle after 2015 season
DEFENSE Pos No. Name Yr.* Ht Wt Player Notes DE 2 Darnell Leslie Sr 6-2 235 Moved into 9th all-time in sacks | 13 tckles, sack, 2 FR this year | Preseason All-Big South 92 Kahari Scarlett Fr 6-3 220 Made first career tackle at DSU | True freshman | From storied HS program Bloomfield HS, CT DT 90 Manny Maragoto So 6-3 240 Sack, 2.5 TFL at Kent State | Made first career start at Lehigh | Appeared in 17 career games 95 Adam Kakar Fr 6-3 320 Saw 1st career game action at Lehigh | Joined Monmouth prior to Spring | Prepped at Milford Academy DT 5 Dimitrius Smith Sr 6-2 275 6 tackles, PBU at Lehigh | Led DL in tackles in ‘15 | 3 FR was 4th in FCS last year 66 Matt Gwizdz Sr 6-1 280 Appeared in 14 career games | Had three tckls in ‘15 DE 48 Zach Talley So 6-3 240 Sack, 6 tackles this year after suffering injury in ‘15 52 Keneek Tomlinson Fr 6-2 220 First career sack at Delaware State | Sack at Kent State | Highly touted defensive end from NJ OLB 47 Brandon Anthony Sr 6-2 190 Suffered injury in first game of ‘15 | Appeared in nine career games 22 Kevin Butler Sr 5-11 210 Moved to OLB from safety last season | 32 career games in three seasons MLB 50 Payton Minnich Sr 6-3 245 19 tackles, TFL, FF this year | Preseason All-Big South | 24 consecutive starts 51 Tre Nelson So 6-1 225 Made 6th career start at DSU | 26 tckls, 5.5 tfl and 2.5 sacks OLB 56 Diego Zubieta So 5-10 205 6 total tackles, TFL, FF at Kent State | 26 tckls, 5.5 tfl and 2.5 scks | 4 starts 36 Brendan Wharton Sr 6-2 215 Appeared in 15 career contests CB 10 Anthony Smith Gr 6-0 205 Appeared in five games over two seasons for Penn State | 2 tackles in Monmouth debut 28 Wendell Allen Fr 6-1 180 True freshman who started first three games this year | 7 total tackles CB 24 Kamau Dumas Sr 5-9 180 INT with 4:58 left to seal win at Delaware State | 3 tackles at Kent State 13 LeKeith Celestain Sr 6-1 180 2 PBU’s vs. Bryant in ‘15 | 4 tackles, PBU each of first 2 weeks of ‘15 SS 30 Mike Basile Jr 6-1 200 Set MU record for tckls last year w/119 | 16 tckls at Kent State | Preseason Stats 2nd TM All-America 35 Kyle Gregory Jr 6-0 195 Reserve safety who also plays on special teams FS 3 Marcus Leslie Jr 5-10 185 INT w/ under 10 min remaining in 23-21 win at Lehigh | 6 tckles at Kent State | 18 career starts 23 Teddie Martinez Sr 6-0 190 7 tackles at DSU | 4 tackles at Lehigh | 27 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries last yr
SPECIALISTS Pos No. Name Yr.* Ht Wt Player Notes PK 49 Matt White Jr 6-1 185 Preseason Big South selection at place kicker | 3 FGM this year 37 Matt Mosquera Fr 5-10 175 True freshman who will backup at kicker | Also played QB in high school P 49 Matt White Jr 6-1 185 42.5 avg at Lehigh | Second best punting avg in the Big South in ‘15 | Long of 68 41 John Coleman Jr 6-0 195 True junior who will backup at punter KR 24 Kamau Dumas Sr 5-9 180 73 KOR yds at KSU | Led Monmouth last yr in KO returns with 324 yards on 17 returns for 19.1 avg 29 Matt Castronuova So 5-9 175 Made first collegiate appearance at Lehigh PR 38 Vinny Grasso Jr 5-7 175 Made first 2 returns at Lehigh | Appeared in every game as a special teamer 29 Matt Castronuova So 5-9 175 14-yd return in debut 24 Kamau Dumas Jr 5-9 180 Back up punt returner | Returned 9 punts for 43 yards and a long of 24 last season SS 14 Christian Runza Jr 6-1 215 Short snapped for all 11 games in ‘15 | Moved from QB to LB in spring LS 44 Mike Christ So 6-2 245 Reserve DL who will handle long snaps for second straight season HO 16 Kenji Bahar RFr 6-3 175 Backup QB who will handle holding duties in 2016
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 9 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Previous School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Tymere Berry DB 6-1 175 So. Toms River, NJ/Toms River South 70 Mahmoud Shabana OL 6-3 250 Fr. New York, NY/Brooklyn Tech 2 Darnell Leslie DL 6-2 235 Sr. Gaithersburg, MD/Quince Orchard 71 Ryan Wetzel OL 6-4 285 Jr. Freehold, NJ/Colts Neck 3 Marcus Leslie DB 5-10 185 Jr. Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Senior 72 Brian Syracuse OL 6-4 275 Fr. Nanuet, NY/Nanuet 4 Deonta Fair DB 6-0 185 So. Miami, FL/American Heritage Plantation 73 Gianni Mazzone OL 6-3 280 Fr. Manalapan, NJ/Freehold Twp. 5 Dimitrius Smith DL 6-2 305 Sr. Millstone, NJ/Jackson Memorial/Milford Acad. 74 Cam Brown OL 6-2 285 Fr. Philadelphia, PA/Simon Gratz 6 Matt Choi WR 6-2 200 Sr. Gaithersburg, MD/Quince Orchard 75 Manny Christian OL 6-5 280 Fr. Newark, NJ/Newark Central 7 Darren Ambush WR 5-8 185 Sr. Dickerson, MD/Urbana 76 Matt Stoneberg OL 6-5 300 Sr. Bel Air, MD/Bel Air 8 Michael Jolly RB 5-6 180 Jr. Springfield, VA/Robert E. Lee 77 Keith Williams OL 6-7 270 Fr. Baltimore, MD/Overlea 9 Reggie White Jr. WR 6-3 195 So. Randallstown, MD/Milford Mill Academy 78 Russ Clayton OL 6-4 275 Jr. Monroe, NJ/Monroe Twp. 10 Anthony Smith DB 6-0 205 Sr. Dover, NJ/Pope John XXIII/Penn States 80 Bryce Barneys WR 6-0 160 Fr. Avenel, NJ/Colonia 11 Michael Welsh QB 6-1 215 Fr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee 81 Brandon Batts WR 5-10 175 So. Elkridge, MD/Mount St. Joseph 12 Cody Williams QB 6-4 190 So. Springfield, MA/Central 82 Gabe Hemighaus TE 6-4 250 Sr. Bridgeton, NJ/Cumberland 13 LeKeith Celestain DB 6-1 175 Sr. Brooklyn, NY/Holy Cross 83 Jake Powell TE 6-5 235 So. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 14 Christian Runza LB 6-1 215 Jr. Noorwood, NJ/Old Tappan 84 Devin Phelps WR 6-1 175 So. Baltimore, MD/St. Francis 15 Devin Ray QB 6-3 215 Sr. Bedminster, NJ/Bernards/Rutgers 85 Zach Fabel TE 6-3 265 Gr. Brigantine, NJ/Holy Spirit 16 Kenji Bahar QB 6-3 175 RFr. Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall 86 Shawn Clark TE 6-8 230 So. Potsdam, NY/Potsdam/Cushing Academy 17 Andrew Ashley DB 5-8 175 RFr. Laurel, MD/Good Counsel 87 Ben Hartwick TE 6-6 240 So. Mahwah, NJ/Mahwah 18 Bob Davies QB 6-0 180 Sr. Jackson, NJ/Jackson Liberty 88 Nick Venier TE 6-5 255 Fr. Staten Island, NY/New Dorp 19 Ugo Ezemma WR 6-1 195 So. Nanuet, NY/St. Joe’s Montvale 89 Mike Strange WR 6-5 210 5Sr. Davidsonville, MD/South River 20 Ed Royds RB 5-11 200 5Sr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Shawnee/Navy 90 Manny Maragoto DL 6-6 255 Sr. Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township 21 Lavon Chaney RB 5-9 190 Sr. Edgewater, MD/South River 91 Kevin Locke DL 6-3 245 So. Millstone, NJ/Allentown 22 Kevin Butler LB 5-11 210 Sr. Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway 92 Kahari Scarlett DL 6-3 220 Fr. Bloomfield, CT/Bloomfield 23 Teddie Martinez DB 6-0 180 Sr. Baltimore, MD/St. Paul’s School 93 Russell Davidson DL 6-4 250 Fr. New Providence, NJ/New Providence 24 Kamau Dumas DB 5-9 180 Sr. Morristown, NJ/Morristown 94 Ryan Faber DL 6-1 250 So. Sparta, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 25 Lonnie Moore WR 5-10 160 Fr. Sicklerville, NJ/Paul VI 95 Adam Kakar DL 6-3 300 Fr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North/Milford Acad. 26 Christian Wagar DB 6-0 195 So. Neptune, NJ/Red Bank Catholic/East Coast Prep 96 Daivone Thomas DL 6-0 235 Jr. Millstone, NJ/Allentown 27 Agbai Iroha DB 5-9 195 Jr. Union, NJ/Union 97 DJ Martin DL 6-2 265 Sr. Burlington, NJ/Burlington Twp. 28 Wendell Allen DB 6-1 180 Fr. Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick 98 Lowell Kelly-Gamble DL 6-2 235 Fr. Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield 29 Matt Castronuova WR 5-9 175 So. Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial 99 Ryan Schoer LB 6-1 225 Jr. Manalapan, NJ/Red Bank Regional/URI 30 Mike Basile DB 6-1 200 Jr. Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial 31 Brian Lewis DB 6-3 180 Fr. Camden, DE/Laesor Rodney Coaching Staff 32 Devell Jones RB 6-0 235 So. Iselin, NJ/Lincoln Head Coach: Kevin Callahan (24th Season) 34 Zach Welch RB 5-11 225 Sr. Middletown, MD/Middletown Defensive Coor./Associate Head Coach: Andy Bobik 35 Kyle Gregory DB 6-0 195 Jr. Germantown, MD/Quince Orchard Offensive Coor.: Kevin Morris 36 Brendan Wharton LB 6-2 215 Sr. Ijamsville, MD/Urbana Asst. HC/OL/Recruiting Coor.: Brian Gabriel 37 Matt Mosquera K 5-10 175 Fr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown South Asst. HC/Tight Ends: Jeff Gallo 38 Vinny Grasso WR 5-7 175 Jr. Toms River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan Running Backs/Special Teams: Sam Dorsett 39 Larry Redaelli RB 5-7 185 So. Monmouth Beach, NJ/Red Bank Catholic Wide Receivers: TJ DiMuzio Linebackers: Andrew Kirkland 40 Shamar Shanks LB 6-2 220 Fr. Baltimore, MD/Gilman Defensive Backs: Scott Lakatos 41 John Coleman K 6-0 195 Jr. Sparta, NJ/Sparta Offensive Assistant: Steve Sciarappa 42 Jonathan Brice DB 6-1 200 Fr. Baltimore, MD/Archbishop Curley Defensive Line/Video Coord.: Chris Raitano 43 Anthony Paterra WR 5-10 160 Jr. Pelham, NY/Pelham Memorial 44 Mike Christ LS 6-2 245 Jr. Sterling, VA/Dominion 45 Da’Quan Grimes LB 5-11 205 Fr. Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus 46 Dylan Budroni TE 6-5 205 Fr. Arnold, MD/St. Mary’s Support Staff 47 Brandon Anthony LB 6-2 190 Sr. Columbia, MD/Atholton Director of FB Sports Medicine: Nate Miker 48 Zach Talley LB 6-3 230 So. Quakertown, Pa./Lansdale Catholic Equipment Manager: Mike Iulliucci 49 Matt White K 6-1 185 Jr. Gibsonia, Pa./Mars Area Sport Supervisor: Jeff Stapleton Media Relations Contact: Greg Viscomi 50 Payton Minnich LB 6-3 245 Sr. Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East 51 Tre Nelson LB 6-1 220 So. Palmerton, PA/Palmerton 52 Keneek Tomlinson DL 6-2 220 Fr. East Orange, NJ/East Orange Pronunciation Guide 1 TIE-Mere Berry 53 Evan Powell LB 6-1 230 Fr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 4 Dee-on-tay Fair 54 Alex Thompson OL 6-4 295 Jr. Lawnside, NJ/Haddon Heights/Milford [WVU] 6 Matt CHOY 55 Peter Righi OL 6-3 285 Jr. Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson Fair-Haven 13 Le-Keith Sell-eh-stain 56 Diego Zubieta LB 5-10 205 So. Newtown Sq., PA/Penncrest 19 Ugo E-zeema 57 Sam Pierce OL 6-2 280 So. New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick 27 Ag-bye I-roe-ha 58 Adham Hasan LB 5-11 225 So. Fredericksburg, VA/Mountain View 28 When-Dell Allen 59 Carl File Jr. LB 5-11 235 Jr. Millville, NJ/St. Agustine Prep 29 Matt Castro-Nova 60 Will Larson OL 6-5 270 RFr. Leesburg, VA/Tuscarora 45 DAY-Quan Grimes 61 AJ Farris OL 6-2 295 Fr. Newark, DE/Eastern Christian Academy 50 Payton Minnick 62 John Gallina OL 6-7 335 RFr. Forest Hill, MD/Bel Air 55 Pete Rig-he 63 Nate Bond OL 6-3 250 So. Reinholds, PA/Conrad Weiser 56 Diego Zoo-Bee-Aye-ta 64 Joe Rutowski OL 6-3 265 Fr. Middletown, NJ/Middletown South 66 Matt Gwid-z 65 Charles James OL 6-5 265 Fr. Union, NJ/Union 70 Mah-Mood Sha-Banna 66 Matt Gwizdz DL 6-1 280 Sr. Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central 82 Gabe Hemig-house 67 Ryan Brodie OL 6-5 320 Sr. Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch/Rutgers 68 Eli Brown DL 6-4 260 Sr. Bladensburg, MD/Bladensburg 69 Jarrone Perry DL 5-11 225 So. Neptune, NJ/Neptune
10 MonmouthHawks.com 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 MONMOUTH PLAYER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS QB CODY WILLIAMS 12 QB KENJI BAHAR 16 QB DEVIN RAY 15 Career Category Season Career Category Season Career Category Season 24 (WC ‘15) Completions 16 (LEH ‘16 5 (DSU ‘16) Completions 5 (DSU ‘16) 1 (Col ‘14) Completions 0 35 (WC ‘15) Attempts 25 (DSU ‘16 7 (DSU ‘16) Attempts 7 (DSU ‘16) 1 (Col ‘14) Attempts 0 259 (WC ‘15) Yards 198 (LEH ‘16 93 (DSU ‘16) Yards 93 (DSU ‘16) -3 (Col ‘14) Yards 0 2 (4x) Touchdowns 1 (DSU ‘16) 0 Touchdowns 0 0 Touchdowns 0 3 (FU ‘15) Interceptions 1 (LEH ‘16 0 Interceptions 0 0 Interceptions 0 81 (HC ‘15) Long Pass 52 (LEH ‘16 28 (DSU ‘16) Long Pass 28 (DSU ‘16) -3 (Col ‘14) Long Pass 0 15 (HC ‘15) Carries 4 (LEH ‘16 1 (DSU ‘16) Carries 1 (DSU ‘16) 0 Carries 0 71 (FU ‘15) Rushing Yards 4 (2x) 8 (DSU ‘16) Rushing Yards 8 (DSU ‘16) 0 Rushing Yards 0 1 (BRY ‘15) Rushing TDs 0 1 (DSU ‘16) Rushing TDs 1 (DSU ‘16) 0 Rushing TDs 0 71 (FU ’15) Long Run 5 (2x) 8 (DSU ‘16) Long Run 8 (DSU ‘16) 0 Long Run 0 14 (14) Games Played (Started) 3 (3) 3 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0) 2 (0) Games Played (Started) 0 (0)
RB LAVON CHANEY 21 RB ZACH WELCH 34 RB ED ROYDS 20 Career Category Season Career Category Season Career Category Season 25 (LEH ‘16) Carries 25 (LEH ‘16) 18 (LEH ‘16) Carries 18 (LEH ‘16) 25 (DSU ‘16) Carries 25 (DSU ‘16) 196 (CCU ‘15) Yards 119 (LEH ‘16) 112 (KSU ‘15) Yards 87 (LEH ‘16) 119 (COL ‘14) Yards 92 (DSU ‘16) 45 (LIB ‘14) Long Run 18 (LEH ‘16) 32 (PC ‘15) Long Run 17 (KSU ‘16) 44 (COL ‘14) Long Run 21 (DSU ‘16) 2 (4x) Touchdowns 2 (LEH ‘16) 1 (5x) Touchdowns 1 (2x) 2 (DSU ‘16) Touchdowns 2 (DSU ‘16) 1 (4x) Fumbles 0 1 (COL ‘14) Fumbles 0 1 (PC ‘14) Fumbles 0 9 (LEH ‘14) Receptions 3 (LEH ‘16) 2 (2x) Receptions 2 (KSU ‘16) 4 (KSU ‘16) Receptions 4 (KSU ‘16) 74 (LEH ‘16) Rec. Yards 74 (LEH ‘16) 17 (CCU ‘14) Rec. Yards 14 (LEH ‘16) 20 (CMU ‘15) Rec. Yards 16 (KSU ‘16) 1 (3x) Rec. TDs 0 0 Rec. TDs 0 0 Rec. TDs 0 52 (LEH ‘16) Long Reception 52 (LEH ‘16) 16 (CCU ‘14) Long Reception 14 (LEH ‘16) 11 (CMU ‘15) Long Reception 6 (KSU ‘16) 20 Total Touchdowns 2 (LEH ‘16) 5 Total Touchdowns 1 (2x) 3 Total Touchdowns 2 (DSU) 33 (17) Games Played (Started) 2 (2) 19 (2) Games Played (Started) 3 (1) 15 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0)
TE ZACH FABEL 85 TE GABE HEMIGHAUS 82 TE JAKE POWELL 83 Career Category Season Career Category Season Career Category Season 4 (COL ‘13) Receptions 0 1 (DSU ‘16) Receptions 1 (DSU ‘16) 1 (LEH ‘16) Receptions 1 (LEH ‘16) 49 (COL ‘13) Rec. Yards 0 -1 (DSU ‘16) Rec. Yards -1 (DSU ‘16) 24 (LEH ‘16) Rec. Yards 24 (LEH ‘16) 3 Total Rec. TDs 0 0 Total Rec. TDs 0 0 Total Rec. TDs 0 42 (LIB ‘13) Long Reception 0 -1 (DSU ‘16) Long Reception -1 (DSU ‘16) 24 (LEH ‘16) Long Reception 24 (LEH ‘16) 27 (7) Games Played (Started) 3 (3) 9 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0) 2 (0) Games Played (Started) 2 (0)
WR REGGIE WHITE JR 9 WR VINNY GRASSO 38 WR MATT CASTRONUOVA 29 Career Category Season Career Category Season Career Category Season 11 (DSU ‘16) Receptions 11 (DSU ‘16) 1 (CSU ‘15) Receptions 0 0 Receptions 0 129 (DSU ‘16) Rec. Yards 129 (DSU ‘16) -1 (CSU ‘15) Rec. Yards 0 0 Rec. Yards 0 2 (BRY ‘15) Rec. TDs 0 0 Rec. TDs 0 0 Rec. TDs 0 50 (BRY ‘15) Long Reception 28 (DSU ‘16) -1 (CSU ‘15) Long Reception 0 0 Long Reception 0 1 (HC ‘15) Carries 0 0 Carries 1 (LEH ‘16) 0 Carries 0 -5 (HC ‘15) Rushing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 3 (LEH ‘16) 0 Rushing Yards 0 0 (HC ‘15) Long Run 0 0 Long Run 3 (LEH ‘16) 0 Long Run 0 0 Rushing TD 0 0 Rushing TD 0 0 Rushing TD 0 14 (14) Games Played (Started) 3 (3) 14 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0) 3 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0)
WR MATT CHOI 6 WR DEVIN PHELPS 84 WR MIKE STRANGE 89 Career Category Season Career Category Season Career Totals Category Season 4 (Duq ‘14) Receptions 3 (DSU ‘16) 5 (FU ‘15) Receptions 2 (DSU ‘16) 1 (KSU ‘16) Receptions 1 (KSU ‘16) 37 (Duq ‘14) Rec. Yards 30 (DSU ‘16) 53 (FU ‘15) Rec. Yards 22 (DSU ‘16) 1 (KSU ‘16) Rec. Yards 1 (KSU ‘16) 0 Rec. TDs 0 1 (DSU’16) Rec. TDs 1 (DSU ‘16) 0 Rec. TDs 0 20 (LIB ‘14) Long Reception 15 (DSU ‘16) 16 (FU ’15) Long Reception 13 (DSU ‘16) 1 (KSU ‘16) Long Reception 1 (KSU ‘16) 1 (LIB ‘14) Carries 0 0 Carries 0 0 Carries 0 8 (LIB ‘14) Rushing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 0 8 (LIB ‘14) Long Run 0 0 Long Run 0 0 Long Run 0 0 Rushing TD 0 0 Rushing TD 0 0 Rushing TD 0 15 (4) Games Played (Started) 3 (3) 10 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0) 10 (0) Games Played (Started) 3 (0)
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN STARTS WR DARREN AMBUSH 7 K MATT WHITE 49 Career Category Season GP (GS) Career Totals Player GP (GS) Season Career Totals Kicks Season 9 (CCU ‘15) Receptions 7 (LEH ‘16) 2 (0) Brodie 2 (0) 33/34 Extra Points 7/8 133 (WC ‘15) Rec. Yards 66 (LEH ‘16) 10 (3) Clayton 3 (3) 19 Field Goals Attempted 3 (DSU ‘16) 1 (8 Times) Rec. TDs 0 11 Field Goals Made 2 (DSU ‘16) 81 (HC ‘15) Long Reception 27 (DSU ‘16) 2 (0) Gallina 2 (0) 46 (LEH ‘16) Long Field Goal 46 (LEH ‘16) 3 (FU ‘15) Carries 2 (DSU ‘16) 1 (0) Larson 1 (0) 63 Total Points 10 (DSU ‘16) 31 (PC ‘15) Rushing Yards 17 (DSU ‘16) 1 (0) Pierce 1 (0) 65 Punts 6 (KSU ‘16) 20 (GW ‘15) Long Run 20 (DSU ‘16) 12 (3) Righi 3 (3) 68 (CSU ‘15) Long Punt 48 (DSU ‘16) 1 (PC ‘15) Rushing TD 0 0 (0) Shabana 0 (0) 13 Punts Inside 20 1 (LEH ‘16) 31 (14) Games Played (Started) 3 (3) 20 (14) Stoneberg 3 (3) 15 Kickoffs 7 (DSU ‘16) 25 (24) Thompson 3 (3) 4 Touchbacks 3 (DSU ‘16) 16 (4) Wetzel 3 (3)
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HAWKS IN THE NFL MU FOOTBALL INFO
Head Coach:...... Kevin Callahan (Rochester, 1977) Record at MU/Seasons:...... 133-109/24 Big South Record at MU/Seasons:...... 4-7/2 Career Record/Seasons:...... 133-109/24 Assistant Coaches:...... PLAYER POS Notes From Last Week Assoc. Head Coach/DC...... Andy Bobik (Colgate, ‘82) Offensive Coordinator/QBs.... Kevin Morris (Williams, ‘86) CHRIS HOGAN WR 4 receptions for 59 yards in win over MIA Asst. Head Coach/OL...... Brian Gabriel (Siena, ‘02) New England Patriots Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Dir. Football Ops....Jeff Gallo (Monmouth, ‘05) 4th NFL Year | Picked up by Patriots in off season Wide Receivers...... TJ DiMuzio (Delaware, ‘06) Running Backs/Special Teams... Sam Dorsett (Robert Morris, ‘03) Linebackers...... Andrew Kirkland (Colgate, ‘09) Neal Sterling TE Drafted in 7th Round in 2015 | 2nd NFL Year Defensive Backs...... Scott Lakatos (Western CT, 88’) Jacksonville Jaguars DLine/Video Coor...... Chris Raitano (Monmouth, 04’) Kept on the 53 man roster at Tight End Football Office Phone:...... (732) 263-5179 Home Field: ...... Kessler Field at Monmouth Stadium (3,600) Surface: ...... FieldTurf Conference:...... Big South Conference Hakeem Valles TE SIgned as a free agent | 1st NFL Year Nickname/Colors:...... Hawks/Midnight Blue and White Arizona Cardinals 2015 Record:...... 5-6 Recently moved to Cardinals’ practice squad 2015 Conference Record/Finish:...... 3-3 (tied-third) 2015 Home Record:...... 3-2 2015 Road Record:...... 2-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 46/22 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 15/7 Newcomers:...... 23 FORMER HAWKS IN THE NFL Football Athletics Trainer:...... Nate Miker Miles Austin (WR)- First Hawk in the NFL, played 10 seasons with 3 teams, All-Pro Athletic Training Room Phone:...... (732) 263-5249 Tevrin Brandon (CB) - Spent 2015 preseason with Broncos, missed final cut Football Equipment Manager...... Mike Iuliucci All-Time Record (since 1993):...... 133-109 (24 seasons) John Nalbone (TE) - Drafted 5th round pick in ‘09 by Miami, 7 NFL squads over 3yrs All-Time Big South Record (2014-)...... 4-7 Jose Gumbs (S) - Played two seasons for the Washington Redskins All-Time Conference Record (since 1996):.... 70-53 (17 seasons) All-Time Kessler Field Record...... 63-51 All-Time Road Record...... 69-58 FORMER HAWKS TO NFL TRAINING CAMPS All-Time Nuetral Record...... 0-1 Will Holder (WR) - Camp tryout with the Raiders (Played 10 years in AFL) Conf. Championships (5)...... 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006 Tom Ottaiano (OL)- Camp tryout with Jets & Vikings (2011-12) Joe Sentipal (LB) - Camp tryout with the Chargers (2002) MONMOUTH INFO
Mailing Address:...... 400 Cedar Avenue ...... West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Athletics Department Phone:...... (732) 571-3415 Athletics & SID Fax:...... (732) 571-3535 Founded:...... 1933 Enrollment:...... 6,300 Athletics Website:...... www.MonmouthHawks.com Athletics Social Media Hub:.. www.MonmouthHawks.com/connect Football Twitter:...... @MUHawksFB Football Facebook Page:...... www.facebook.com/MUFootball President:...... Paul R. Brown Vice President & Director of Athletics:...... Dr. Marilyn McNeil Deputy Athletics Director:...... Jeff Stapleton Senior Associate AD/External Affairs:...... Jon Roos Senior Assoc. AD/Compliance/SWA:...... Jennifer Lawlor Assoc. AD/Business Affairs:...... Karen Edson Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine:...... Nate Miker Assoc. AD/Communications:...... Greg Viscomi Assistant AD/Marketing:...... Eddy Occhipinti Associate AD/Equipment:...... Mike Iuliucci Assistant AD/Event Management:...... Rich Carragher Faculty Representative:...... Dr. James Konopack Phd. COMMUNICATIONS
Assoc. AD/New Media & Athletic Comm.:...... Greg Viscomi Football Contact:...... Greg Viscomi Viscomi's Phone:...... (732) 571-4447 NEAL STERLING CHRIS HOGAN Viscomi's Fax:...... (732) 571-3535 Viscomi’s email:...... [email protected] Assit. AD/Communications:...... Mark Morhman Morhman's Phone:...... (732) 263-5180 Morhman's email:...... [email protected] Asst. AD Communications:...... Greg Ott Phone:...... (732) 263-5834 Email:...... [email protected] Assistant AD/New Media:...... Gary Kowal Kowal’s Phone:...... (732) 263-5557 Kowal’s email:...... [email protected] Asst. AD/Business & Communications:...... Jarred Weiss Weiss’ Phone:...... (732) 263-5387 Weiss’ email:...... [email protected]
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The only head coach in the history of football at over Bryant University at Kessler Monmouth, Kevin Callahan has developed a winning Field. Defensive back Jose Gumbs tradition in West Long Branch. Callahan, whose 133 earned Northeast Conference CALLAHAN AT A GLIMPSE wins is 13th among active coaches at the FCS level, Defensive Player of the Year as ushered in a new era for MU football when the Hawks a redshirt sophomore; while five joined the Big South Conference in 2014. other Hawks earned spots on NEC PERSONAL Beginning his 24th season at the helm of the Hawks, All-Conference teams. David Sinisi Birthdate: February 18, 1955 Callahan has amassed a 133-109 record while his ended his career by breaking over Birthplace: Elmira, N.Y. teams have captured five conference titles. Along the 30 school records, while becoming Hometown: Elmira, N.Y. way, Monmouth has been ranked among the top 20 the NEC all-time leader in scoring Family: Wife (former Ann Marie Carmo- in total offense on two occasions and in total defense and rushing yards. The two-time dy); Children (daughter Julia and son five times. Meanwhile, over 120 players have earned Walter Payton Award candidate led Kevin) conference recognition, while numerous Hawks have all active Division I football players earned regional and national honors. Regarded as an outstanding coach (FBS and FCS) in scoring and led by his peers, Callahan served as the President of the FCS Football Coaches all active FCS players in yards EDUCATION Committee in 2007-08 and served a 10 year term as a member. Under his rushing, rushing yards per game High School: Elmira (N.Y.) Southside (1973) watch, six former Hawks have earned spots on NFL rosters, including Miles and rushing touchdowns. College: Rochester (1977) Austin who was an All-Pro wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. Callahan led the Hawks to their Academically, Callahan’s squads have consistently performed at a 10th winning season in 2008, high level. Eight players have been named to the prestigious FCS ADA finishing with a 7-4 overall record PLAYING EXPERIENCE Academic All-Star team (average of 55 FCS players selected per season) and a 6-1 NEC mark. Monmouth 1975-76 Rochester a total 11 times. Monmouth has had at least one representative on the started the season with three Capital One Academic All-District Team for each of the last 16 seasons, straight losses, including losing to COACHING EXPERIENCE including three-time selection Joe Johnson who was also a two-time Big the CAA’s Rhode Island and NCAA 1977 Albany (Offensive Backfield) South All-Academic Team member. Monmouth has ranked second among playoff team Maine by a total of 1978-79 Albany (Outside Linebackers) Big South schools in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) in each of seven points, but rallied to win 1980 Syracuse (Offensive Backfield) the first two seasons the Hawks have been in the league. While a member seven of its final eight games. 1981-84 Wagner (Def. Coordinator) of the Northeast Conference, Monmouth averaged 20 players per year on In conference play, the Hawks 1984-91 Colgate (Def. Coordinator) the Academic Honor Roll (greater than a 3.2 cumulative gpa), and owned outscored their opponents 210- 1991 Colgate (Assistant Head Coach) the highest team grade point average in two of its final three seasons in 134, losing only to eventual league 1992- Monmouth (Head Coach) the league. champion Albany. MU earned The 2015 campaign set a number of firsts for the program, including the three major conference awards for Hawks first game against an Football Bowl Subdivision opponent and its the first time in program history, COACHING HONORS first win over a ranked opponent. Callahan and the Blue & White tripled its with Sinisi (then a junior) earning 1998 NEC Coach of the Year conference win total in just its second year in the Big South, finishing with Offensive Player of the Year after 2003 NEC Coach of the Year a 3-3 record and a third place conference finish. On October 17 Monmouth finishing second in the NCAA in 2006 NEC Coach of the Year upset conference foe and No. 22 ranked Liberty 20-17 in overtime, giving rushing. Sinisi, who ended the the program its first win over a ranked opponent. One week later the season tied for first among all FCS Hawks would host top-ranked Coastal Carolina, falling to the Chanticleers players in scoring, was one of 16 CONFERENCE TITLES on a last second field goal. In all, Monmouth faced a ranked opponent players in the nation named to 1983 ECAC Metro Conference in four of its 11 games in 2015 while also playing Central Michigan on the Walter Payton Award watch (Assistant Coach - Wagner) September first in MU’s first contest against an FBS squad. Seven Hawks list. Gumbs was named Defensive 1996 Northeast Conference earned All-Big South Honors while sophomore Mike Basile was named Rookie of the Year while nine total (Head Coach - Monmouth) All-Big South and All-ECAC Second Team. Callahan led the Hawks to a Hawks earned All-NEC honors. In 1998 Northeast Conference 6-5 record in 2014, including the programs first Big South Conference the classroom, Kevin Walsh, the (Head Coach - Monmouth) win on November 22, 2014 against Gardner-Webb. Six student-athletes Defensive Player of the Year, and 2003 Northeast Conference earned All-Big South honors, including freshman safety Mike Basile and center Andrew Musick, were named (Head Coach - Monmouth) senior wide receiver Neal Sterling being named First Team. Basile was also to ESPN the Magazine Academic 2004 Northeast Conference named Big South Rookie of the Year, while running back Lavon Chaney All-District II team for the second (Head Coach - Monmouth) became the first newcomer to lead the league in all-purpose yards in six straight year. 2006 Northeast Conference years. In 2006, Callahan led the Hawks (Head Coach - Monmouth) In 2013, Monmouth’s first season as an independant since the 1995 to their first ever outright Northeast season, the Hawks faced their most daunting schedule to date. Playing a Conference Championship, their 12-game regular season for the first time in program history, the Hawks third in four years. Monmouth POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE opened with No. 2 Montana State- the highest ranked opponent that finished the season going 10-2 1977 NCAA III Semifinals MU had ever faced. The season also saw the Hawks host an Ivy League overall and 6-1 in conference play, (Assistant Coach - Albany) opponent for the first time, with Monmouth handing Cornell a 48-23 loss earning a bid to play in the first ever 1983 NCAA III Quarterfinals on Homecoming. Individually, the Hawks boasted the only running back Gridiron Classic, which was held at (Assistant Coach - Wagner) tandem in the FCS with two 1,000-yard seasons. Kessler Field. The Blue & White 2003 ECAC Football Classic The 2012 campaign saw the Hawks defeat a Colonial Athletic Association defense finished first in Division (Head Coach - Monmouth) team for the second straight season with a 41-6 rout of The University of I-AA in scoring defense, allowing 2006 Gridiron Classic Rhode Island. Individually, quarterback Kyle Frazier finished his career by just 12.67 points per game. A (Head Coach - Monmouth) rewriting many single season Monmouth records while six Hawks earned number of Hawks earned individual all-conference honors. Once again the Hawks were impressive in the awards in 2006, with three players OTHER HONORS classroom, with the team registering an overall grade point average of being named to the Sports Network 2003 Named New Jersey Sports 2.99 and 15 Hawks earning NEC Academic Honor Roll. Mid-Major All-America teams and Writers Coach of the Year In 2011 the Hawks posted a undefeated record on the road for just the three players named All-East third time in program history, going a perfect 5-0. On September 17th, Region from Don Hansen’s football 2006 Inducted to Jersey Shore the Hawks knocked off 2010 NCAA Semifinalist Villanova, 20-9 for one Gazette. Callahan also earned his Hall of Fame of the marquee wins in the program’s short history. MU had five players third NEC Coach of the Year award, 2007-08 Served as President of the on the All-NEC Teams, including wide receiver Neal Sterling who was as the Hawks placed 11 players on FCS Coaches Committee named NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Hawks also boasted a pair the All-Conference teams. He was 2016 Inducted to Shore Confernce of finalists for Jerry Rice Award, given to the nation’s top FCS freshman. inducted to the Jersey Shore Hall of Coaches Hall of Fame MU was the only team with more than one player named as a finalist. Fame after the 2006 season. Senior captain Jose Gumbs, a three-time all-league selection, capped off Coach Callahan’s squads also excelled in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, the his stellar career by being named Third Team All-America while finishing Hawks won their first-ever I-AA Mid-Major National Championship as they third all-time in tackles. were award The Sports Network Cup following a 10-1 campaign. The 2004 On Oct. 31, 2009, Callahan and the Monmouth program reached another season also brought MU their second consecutive NEC title and the fourth milestone as the Hawks recorded the 100th win in program history with a win in the program’s history with a 6-1 mark in league action. In 2003, Callahan led the Blue and White to its first-ever post-season action, a 12-10 loss to Duquesne in the ECAC Football Classic. Along the way, he coached Monmouth to the best start in school history (8-0) and the most wins in school annals (10-2). With the success, which included a share of the school’s third league title, Callahan was named the NEC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. He was also named Coach of the Year by the New Jersey Sports Writers Association. In 1998, Callahan was first recognized for his coaching excellence as he was tabbed the NEC Coach of the Year after leading the Hawks to their second NEC championship in three years. The team established over 30 new school records that season and featured one of the top offenses and defenses in Division I-AA. Prior to accepting the head coaching position at Monmouth in August of 1992, Callahan served as assistant coach at Colgate University for eight seasons. He also had coaching stops at Wagner, Syracuse and The University of Albany. Callahan was a two-year standout on the playing field at the University of Rochester. He roamed the Yellowjackets’ defensive backfield from 1975 to 1976. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Rochester in 1977. Callahan and his wife, Ann Marie, reside in Spring Lake Heights. They have two children, Julia and Kevin Jr. who is an offensive assistant at Columbia University.
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2016 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS 2016 MEDIA INFORMATION
School Big South Pct. Overall Pct H A N Strk INTERVIEWS WITH COACH CALLAHAN Media wishing to interview Coach Kevin Callahan must notify Monmouth 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 0-0 2-1 0-0 L1 the Monmouth University Athletics Communications Office. Kennesaw State 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS Charleston Southern 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 1-0 0-2 0-0 L1 All player interviews must be requested through the Mon- mouth University Athletics Communications Office, and must Gardner-Webb 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 0-1 1-1 0-0 L2 be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Phone interviews are available by contacting the Athletics Communications Office. NO Liberty 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 1-0 0-2 0-0 L1 HOME PHONE NUMBERS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THE MEDIA. Presbyterian 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 0-0 1-2 0-0 W1 Please coordinate all requests with the Monmouth University Athletics Communications Office. PRACTICE COVERAGE Monmouth practices are open to the media, but please call in advance if you plan on attending. Practices during the week (Tues.-Thurs.) are from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Players and coach- THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SOUTH es will usually be available after practice. There is no media availablilty on Friday or pregame Saturday. Please contact the Monmouth University Athletics Communications Office for the SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 schedule. Charleston Southern at Monmouth (ESPN3) 1:00 PM Kennesaw St. at Duquesne 1:00 PM POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Post-game interviews for home games will be conducted in Gardner-Webb at Ohio 2:00 PM the media room in the fitness center. Coach Callahan and re- Florida Tech at Presbyterian 7:00 PM quested players will be available after a brief cooling off period. Interviews following road games will be subject to the policies Jacksonville State at Liberty 7:00 PM set forth by the home teams. MEDIA CREDENTIALS Arrangements for media credentials for Monmouth University’s home football games in 2016 must be made through the Mon- mouth Athletics Communications Office. Requests by accredited GET THE OFFICIAL MONMOUTH media members should be made in writing and submitted on company letterhead to Greg Viscomi. ATHLETICS IPHONE AND Priority of issuance of credentials will be given to daily news- papers and television stations which cover Monmouth football ANDROID MOBILE APPS on a regular basis. Credentials must be requested at least 48 hours prior to requested game. MEDIA WILL CALL A will call window will be operated on game days at the MAC box office for the distribution of credentials which have not been mailed. Proper ID will be required. PRESS BOX SERVICES A media packet will be distributed to your seat prior to kickoff. It will include a game program, flipcard and game notes for each team and the Big South Conference. If you are missing any material, please contact a member of the Monmouth Athletics Communications Office. Quarterly statistics and play-by-play will be distributed during the game. Final statistics and booklets will be distributed as soon as possible following the game. Monmouth Media Relations Staff Football Contact Associate AD For New Media/Comm: Greg Viscomi Phone: (732) 571-4447 Cell: (732) 966-5821 Fax: (732) 571-3535 E-mail: [email protected] Asst AD For New Media: Gary Kowal Phone: (732) 263-5557 E-mail: [email protected] Asst AD for Communications: Mark Morhman Assistant AD for Communications: Greg Ott Multimedia Coordinator: Andrew Kurtz Communications Assistant: Chuck Marvel Asst. AD for Business/Communications: Jarred Weiss Internet Address: www.MonmouthHawks.com
14 MonmouthHawks.com 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 OPPONENT SCHEDULE MATRIX MONMOUTH HAWKS LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWK DELAWARE STATE HORNETS 2-1 / 0-0 Big South 1-2 / 0-0 Patriot League 0-2 / 0-0 MEAC 09.03 at Lehigh W, 23-21 09.03 MONMOUTH L, 23-21 09.01 at Delaware L, 56-14 09.10 at Delaware State W, 34-20 09.10 at Villanova L, 26-21 09.10 MONMOUTH L, 34-20 09.17 at Kent State L, 27-7 09.17 at Penn W, 49-28 09.24 at Missouri TBA 09.24 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* 1:00 PM 09.24 PRINCETON 12:30 PM 10.01 at Morgan State* 1:00 PM 10.01 FORDHAM 1:00 PM 10.01 at Yale 1:30 PM 10.08 HAMPTON* 2:00 PM 10.08 at Howard 1:00 PM 10.08 COLGATE* 12:30 PM 10.15 FLORIDA A&M* 2:00 PM 10.13 at Presbyterian* 7:00 PM 10.15 at Georgetown* 2:00 PM 10.22 at South Carolina State* 1:30 PM 10.22 at Liberty* 3:30 PM 10.22 at Holy Cross* 12:00 PM 10.29 at Bethune-Cookman* 4:00 PM 10.29 KENNESAW STATE* 1:00 PM 10.29 FORDHAM* 12:30 PM 11.05 NO. CAROLINA CENTRAL* 2:00 PM 11.05 at Coastal Carolina 1:00 PM 11.05 BUCKNELL* 12:30 PM 11.12 NO. CAROLINA AT&T* 2:00 PM 11.19 at Gardner-Webb* 1:30 PM 11.19 at Lafayette* 12:30 PM 11.19 at Howard* 1:00 PM
*Big South Conference contest *Patriot League contest *MEAC contest
KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES CHARLESTON SOUTHERN FORDHAM RAMS 1-2 / 0-0 MAC BUCCANEERS 1-1 / 0-0 Patriot League 09.03 at Penn State L, 33-13 1-2 /0-0 Big South 09.03 at Navy L, 52-16 09.10 N. CAROLINA A&T L, 39-36 (4OT) 08.27 at N. Dakota State L, 24-17 (OT) 09.10 ELIZABETH CITY STATE W, 83-21 09.17 MONMOUTH W, 27-7 09.03 KENTUCKY STATE W, 57-7 09.24 PENN 1:00 PM 09.24 at Alabama TBD 09.10 at Florida State L, 52-8 10.01 at Monmouth 1:00 PM 10.01 AKRON* 3:30 PM 09.24 at Monmouth* 1:00 PM 10.08 LAFAYETTE* 1:00 PM 10.08 at Buffalo* 3:30 PM 10.01 at Coastal Carolina TBD 10.15 YALE 1:00 PM 10.15 at Miami (OH)* TBD 10.08 ALBANY STATE (GA) 11:45 AM 10.22 GEORGETOWN* 1:00 PM 10.22 OHIO* TBD 10.22 PRESBYTERIAN* 6:00 PM 10.29 at Lehigh* 12:30 PM 10.29 at Central Michigan* TBD 10.29 BUCKNELL 11:45 PM 11:05 COLGATE* 1:00 PM 11.08 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7:30 PM 11.05 GARDNER-WEBB* 12:00 PM 11.12 at Holy Cross* TBD 11.15 at Bowling Green* TBD 11.12 at Liberty* 3:30 PM 11.19 at Bucknell* 12:00 PM 11.25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TBD 11.19 KENNESAW STATE* 11:45 PM *Patriot League contest *Mid-American Conference contest *Big South Conference contest
HOWARD BISON PRESBYTERIAN BLUE HOSE LIBERTY FLAMES 0-3 / 0-0 MEAC 1-2 / 0-0 Big South 1-2 / 0-0 Big South
09.03 at Maryland L, 52-13 09.01 at Central Michigan L, 49-3 09.03 at Virginia Tech L, 36-13 09.10 at Rutgers L, 52-14 09.10 at Chattanooga L, 34-0 09.10 JACKSONVILLE W, 55-7 09.17 HAMPTON* L, 34-7 09.17 at Campbell W, 31-14 09.17 at SMU L, 29-14 09.24 at Morgan State* TBD 09.24 FLORIDA TECH 7:00 PM 09.24 JACKSONVILLE STATE 7:00 PM 10.01 at Norfolk State* 2:00 PM 10.08 at Gardner-Webb* 6:00 PM 10.01 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 PM 10.08 MONMOUTH 1:00 PM 10.13 MONMOUTH* 7:00 PM 10.15 at Kennesaw State* 7:00 PM 10.15 S. CAROLINA STATE* 1:00 PM 10.22 at Charleston Southern* 6:00 PM 10.22 MONMOUTH* 3:30 PM 10.22 N. CAROLINA A&T* 1:00 PM 10.29 COASTAL CAROLINA 2:00 PM 10.29 GARDNER-WEBB* 3:30 PM 10.29 at Savannah State* 2:00 PM 11.05 LIBERTY* 2:00 PM 11.05 at Presbyterian* 2:00 PM 11.12 at N. Carolina Central* 2:00 PM 11.12 at Kennesaw State* 12:00 PM 11.12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* 3:30 PM 11.19 DELAWARE STATE* 1:00 PM 11.19 at Florida TBD 11.17 at Coastal Carolina TBD
*Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest *Big South contest *Big South Conference contest
KENNESAW STATE OWLS COASTAL CAROLINA GARDNER-WEBB BULLDOGS 1-1 / 0-0 Big South CHANTICLEERS 1-2 / 0-0 Big South 09.03 E. TENNESSEE ST. L, 20-17 (2ot) 2-1 / Independent 09.03 at Elon W, 31-6 09.03 at Lamar W, 38-14 09.10 POINT W, 49-3 09.10 at Western Carolina L, 44-14 09.10 FLORIDA A&M W, 49-10 09.24 at Duquesne 1:00 PM 09.17 CITADEL L, 31-24 09.17 at Jacksonville State L, 27-26 10.01 at Furman 3:00 PM 09.24 at Ohio TBD 09.24 FURMAN TBD 10.08 MISSOURI S&T 1:00 PM 10.01 BENEDICT 6:00 PM 10.01 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TBD 10.15 LIBERTY* 7:00 PM 10.08 PRESBYTERIAN* 6:00 PM 10.15 at Gardner-Webb 1:30 PM 10.22 at Gardner-Webb* 12:00 PM 10.15 COASTAL CAROLINA 1:30 PM 10.22 C. CONNECTICUT STATE TBD 10.29 at Monmouth* 1:00 PM 10.22 KENNESAW STATE* 12:00 PM 10.29 at Presbyterian 2:00 PM 11.05 CLARK ATLANTA 1:00 PM 10.29 at Liberty* 3:30 PM 11.05 MONMOUTH 1:00 PM 11.12 PRESBYTERIAN* 12:00 PM 11.05 at Charleston South* 12:00 PM 11.12 BRYANT TBD 11.19 at Charleston Southern* 12:00 PM 11.19 MONMOUTH* 1:30 PM 11.17 LIBERTY TBD
11.26 HAMPTON TBD *Big South Conference contest *Big South Conference contest
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 15 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 SCORING PLAYS Monmouth Opponents Opponent Q P-Yds TOP Score Clock Scoring Play (Conversion) Opponent Q P-Yds TOP Score Clock Scoring Play (Conversion) Lehigh 2 12-54 6:03 7-0 12:10 Chaney 1-YD RUN (White PAT) Lehigh 3 10-65 4:11 7-14 04:53 Bragalone 1-YD RUN (Mish PAT) Lehigh 3 12-70 5:51 14-0 09:04 Welch 3-YD RUN (White PAT) Lehigh 4 11-41 4:03 14-14 13:28 Shafnisky 2-YD RUN (Mish PAT) Lehigh 4 7-55 3:09 17-14 10:13 White 46-YARD KICK Lehigh 4 10-84 4:22 21-23 04:09 Kelsey 26-YD PASS from Shafnisky (Mish PAT) Lehigh 4 3-22 1:20 23-14 08:36 Chaney 1-YD RUN (White PAT no good)
Delaware State 1 6-60 2:28 7-0 04:23 Phelps 13-YD PASS from Williams (White PAT) Delaware State 3 1-64 0:12 7-27 04:03 Alleyne 64-YD RUN (Nzidee PAT) Delaware State 2 7-16 4:44 10-0 12:55 White 46-YARD KICK Delaware State 3 3-61 1:08 13-27 00:43 Williams 46-YD PASS from Epperson (PAT blocked) Delaware State 2 10-99 4:50 17-0 02:53 Bahar 8-YD RUN (White PAT) Delaware State 4 ------20-27 14:47 Nichols 13-YD Blocked Punt Return Delaware State 3 7-16 1:42 20-0 05:43 White 33-YARD KICK Delaware State 3 4-26 0:40 27-0 04:22 Royds 1-YD RUN (White PAT) Delaware State 4 17-79 7:44 34-20 06:56 Royds 1-YD RUN (White PAT)
Kent State 4 9-67 3:40 7-20 05:53 Welch 2-YD RUN (White PAT) Kent State 1 6-36 3:14 3-0 03:29 Hynes 22-YD KICK Kent State 2 11-78 5:26 10-0 10:56 Washington 7-YD RUN (Hynes PAT) Kent State 2 7-34 4:08 13-0 04:19 Hynes 38-YD KICK Kent State 3 15-68 5:56 20-0 05:53 Holley 6-YD PASS from Mitchell (Hynes PAT) Kent State 4 3-31 1:05 27-7 02:34 Holley 28-YD PASS from Mitchell (Hynes PAT)
16 MonmouthHawks.com 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2016 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS Monmouth Opponents PASSING (20 yards or longer) PASSING (20 yards or longer) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Lehigh 20 Ambush from Williams (2nd Quarter) Lehigh 26 Kelsey from Shafnisky (4th Quarter) * Lehigh 24 Powell from Williams (2nd Quarter) Delaware State 46 Williams from Epperson (3rd Quarter) * Lehigh 52 Chaney from Williams (4th Quarter) Kent State 28 Holley from Mitchell (4th Quarter) * Delaware State 27 Ambush from Williams (1st Quarter) Delaware State 27 White Jr. from Bahar (2nd Quarter) Delaware State 28 White Jr. from Bahar (2nd Quarter) Kent State 23 Ambush from Williams (2nd Quarter)
RUSHING (20 yards or longer) RUSHING (20 yards or longer) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Delaware State 21 Royds (3rd Quarter) Delaware State 64 Alleyne (3rd Quarter) * Delaware State 20 Ambush (4th Quarter) Kent State 23 Rankin (1st Quarter) Kent State 21 Price (1st Quarter) Kent State 22 Mitchell (1st Quarter) Kent State 26 Mitchell (2nd Quarter)
DEFENSIVE (20 yards or longer) DEFENSIVE (20 yards or longer) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Lehigh 31 McCloskey Interception (1st Quarter)
SPECIAL TEAMS (30 yards or longer) SPECIAL TEAMS (30 yards or longer) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Opponent Yards Play (Quarter) Kent State 31 Dumas Kickoff Return (4th Quarter)
* resulted in Touchdown * resulted in Touchdown
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 17 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
Monmouth Football 2016 Monmouth2016 COMBINEDCombined Team Statistics STATISTICS (as of Sep 18, 2016) All games
Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 03, 201 at Lehigh W 23-21 4828 All games 2-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 9/10/16 at Delaware State W 34-20 2454 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sep 17, 201 at Kent State L 7-27 14265 Non-Conference 2-1 0-0 2-1 0-0
Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Team Statistics MU OPP CHANEY, Lavon 3 - 3 34 169 4 165 4.9 2 18 55.0 FIRST DOWNS 61 42 WELCH, Zach 3 - 0 37 165 5 160 4.3 2 17 53.3 R u s h in g 28 23 ROYDS, Ed 3 - 0 36 132 9 123 3.4 2 21 41.0 P a s s in g 25 16 JONES, Devell 1 - 0 7 32 5 27 3.9 0 10 27.0 P e n a lt y 8 2 AMBUSH, Darren 3 - 3 3 29 3 26 8.7 0 20 8.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 488 439 BAHAR, Kenji 3 - 0 7 31 28 3 0.4 1 8 1.0 Rushing Attempts 138 101 GRASSO, Vinny 3 - 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.3 Total 3 138 576 88 488 3.5 7 21 162.7 Average Per Game 162.7 146.3 Opponents 3 101 507 68 439 4.3 4 64 146.3 TDs Rushing 7 4 PASSING YARDAGE 565 364 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g C o m p - A t t - I n t 56-91-2 39-60-2 WILLIAMS, Cody 3 - 3 113.58 38-63-1 60.3 384 1 52 128.0 Average Per Pass 6.2 6.1 BAHAR, Kenji 3 - 0 107.20 17-27-1 63.0 166 0 28 55.3 Average Per Catch 10.1 9.3 CHOI, Matt 3 - 3 226.00 1-1-0 100. 15 0 15 5.0 Average Per Game 188.3 121.3 Total 3 112.92 56-91-2 61.5 565 1 52 188.3 TDs Passing 1 4 Opponents 3 131.29 39-60-2 65.0 364 4 46 121.3 TOTAL OFFENSE 1053 803 Average Per Play 4.6 5.0 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 351.0 267.7 WHITE JR., R. 3 - 3 21 203 9.7 0 28 67.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-217 8-114 AMBUSH, Darren 3 - 3 14 151 10.8 0 27 50.3 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-31 6-67 ROYDS, Ed 3 - 0 5 25 5.0 0 9 8.3 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-1 2-31 CHOI, Matt 3 - 3 4 32 8.0 0 15 10.7 FUMBLES-LOST 3-0 5-2 CHANEY, Lavon 3 - 3 3 74 24.7 0 52 24.7 PENALTIES-Yards 24-226 17-152 WELCH, Zach 3 - 0 3 19 6.3 0 14 6.3 PUNTS-AVG 11-36.6 11-34.6 PHELPS, Devin 3 - 0 2 22 11.0 1 13 7.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/G 3 5 : 3 8 2 4 : 2 2 POWELL, Jake 1 - 0 1 24 24.0 0 24 24.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 16/49 17/37 BAHAR, Kenji 3 - 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 2/5 STRANGE, Mike 3 - 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 HEMIGHAUS, Gabe 3 - 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Total 3 56 565 10.1 1 52 188.3 DUMAS, Kamau 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 3 39 364 9.3 4 46 121.3 LESLIE, Marcus 1 1 1.0 0 1
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i2050+ blk WHITE, Matt 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 46 0 WHITE, Matt 10 403 40.3 48 0 3 1 0 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg WHITE, Matt - 3-5 7-8 - - - - - 16 GRASSO, Vinny 3 16 5.3 0 10 WELCH, Zach 2 ------12 CASTRONUOVA, M 1 14 14.0 0 14 CHANEY, Lavon 2 ------12 TEAM 1 1 1.0 0 1 ROYDS, Ed 2 ------12 Total 5 31 6.2 0 14 BAHAR, Kenji 1 ------6 Opponents 6 67 11.2 1 13 PHELPS, Devin 1 ------6 Total 8 3-5 7-8 - - - - - 64 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 9 2-4 8-9 - - - - - 68 DUMAS, Kamau 5 137 27.4 0 46 PHELPS, Devin 4 75 18.8 0 24 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total GRASSO, Vinny 1 5 5.0 0 5 Monmouth 7 17 17 23 0 64 Total 10 217 21.7 0 46 Opponents 3 10 27 28 0 68 Opponents 8 114 14.2 0 23
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g CHANEY, Lav 3 165 74 0 0 0 239 79.7 WHITE JR., R 3 0 203 0 0 0 203 67.7 WELCH, Zac 3 160 19 0 0 0 179 59.7 AMBUSH, Da 3 26 151 0 0 0 177 59.0 ROYDS, Ed 3 123 25 0 0 0 148 49.3 Total 3 488 565 31 217 1 1302 434.0 Opponents 3 439 364 67 114 31 1015 338.3
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g WILLIAMS, Cody 3 73 -7 384 377 125.7 BAHAR, Kenji 3 34 3 166 169 56.3 CHANEY, Lavon 3 34 165 0 165 55.0 WELCH, Zach 3 37 160 0 160 53.3 ROYDS, Ed 3 36 123 0 123 41.0 Total 3 229 488 565 1053 351.0 Opponents 3 161 439 364 803 267.7
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 30 BASILE, Mike 3-3 23 10 33 1.0-3 . . . 1 . . 3 . 50 MINNICH, Payton 3-3 11 8 19 1.0-0 . . . . . 1 . . 2 LESLIE, Darnell 3-3 6 7 13 2.0-6 1.0-2 . . . 2-7 . . . 3 LESLIE, Marcus 3-3 10 3 13 0.5-1 . 1-1 1 . . . . . 23 MARTINEZ, T. 3-0 10 3 13 ...... 1 . Total 3 108 52 160 14-39 6-24 2-1 3 2 2-7 2 5 . 18 Opponents 3 154 78 MonmouthHawks.com232 20-76 6-40 2-31 6 5 . 2 1 . 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Monmouth Football 2016 Monmouth Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2016) 2016 TEAMAll games STATISTICS
Team Statistics MU OPP SCORING 64 68 Points Per Game 21.3 22.7 Points Off Turnovers 13 7 FIRST DOWNS 61 42 R u s h ni g 28 23 P a s s ni g 25 16 P e n a l t y 8 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 488 439 Yards gained rushing 576 507 Yards lost rushing 88 68 Rushing Attempts 138 101 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.3 Average Per Game 162.7 146.3 TDs Rushing 7 4 PASSING YARDAGE 565 364 C o m p - A t t - I n t 56-91-2 39-60-2 Average Per Pass 6.2 6.1 Average Per Catch 10.1 9.3 Average Per Game 188.3 121.3 TDs Passing 1 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 1053 803 Total Plays 229 161 Average Per Play 4.6 5.0 Average Per Game 351.0 267.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-217 8-114 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-31 6-67 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-1 2-31 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.7 14.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.2 11.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.5 15.5 FUMBLES-LOST 3-0 5-2 PENALTIES-Yards 24-226 17-152 Average Per Game 75.3 50.7 PUNTS-Yards 11-403 11-381 Average Per Punt 36.6 34.6 Net punt average 30.5 31.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 13-757 14-818 Average Per Kick 58.2 58.4 Net kick average 41.8 37.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 5 : 3 8 2 4 : 2 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 16/49 17/37 3rd-Down Pct 33% 46% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 2/5 4th-Down Pct 57% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 6-24 6-40 MISC YARDS 0 1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 8 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-5 2-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (10-15) 67% (5-6) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-15) 53% (4-6) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-8) 88% (8-9) 89% ATTENDANCE 0 21547 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 3/7182 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Monmouth 7 17 17 23 0 64 Opponents 3 10 27 28 0 68
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 19 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Monmouth Football 2016 Monmouth Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2016) 2016 INDIVIDUALAll games STATISTICS
Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg CHANEY, Lavon 3 - 3 34 169 4 165 4.9 2 18 55.0 GRASSO, Vinny 3 16 5.3 0 10 WELCH, Zach 3 - 0 37 165 5 160 4.3 2 17 53.3 C A S T R O N U O V A , 1 1414.0 0 14 ROYDS, Ed 3 - 0 36 132 9 123 3.4 2 21 41.0 TEAM 1 1 1.0 0 1 JONES, Devell 1 - 0 7 32 5 27 3.9 0 10 27.0 Total 5 31 6.2 0 14 AMBUSH, Darren 3 - 3 3 29 3 26 8.7 0 20 8.7 Opponents 6 6711.2 1 13 GRASSO, Vinny 3 - 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 BAHAR, Kenji 3 - 0 7 31 28 3 0.4 1 8 1.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Cody 3 - 3 10 15 22 -7 -0.7 0 5 -2.3 LESLIE, Marcus 1 1 1.0 0 1 TEAM 2 - 0 3 0 12 -12 -4.0 0 0 -6.0 DUMAS, Kamau 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 3 138 576 88 488 3.5 7 21162.7 Total 2 1 0.5 0 1 Opponents 3 101 507 68 439 4.3 4 64146.3 Opponents 2 3115.5 0 31
Passing gp-gs effic com p-att-in pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Cody 3 - 3 113.58 38-63-1 60.3 384 1 52128.0 DUMAS, Kamau 5 13727.4 0 46 BAHAR, Kenji 3 - 0 107.20 17-27-1 63.0 166 0 28 55.3 PHELPS, Devin 4 7518.8 0 24 CHOI, Matt 3 - 3 226.00 1-1-0 100. 15 0 15 5.0 GRASSO, Vinny 1 5 5.0 0 5 Total 3 112.92 56-91-2 61.5 565 1 52188.3 Total 10 21721.7 0 46 Opponents 3 131.29 39-60-2 65.0 364 4 46121.3 Opponents 8 11414.2 0 23
Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg WHITE JR., R. 3 - 3 21 203 9.7 0 28 67.7 LESLIE, Darnell 1 7 7.0 0 7 AMBUSH, Darren 3 - 3 14 151 10.8 0 27 50.3 Total 1 7 7.0 0 7 ROYDS, Ed 3 - 0 5 25 5.0 0 9 8.3 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 CHOI, Matt 3 - 3 4 32 8.0 0 15 10.7 CHANEY, Lavon 3 - 3 3 74 24.7 0 52 24.7 WELCH, Zach 3 - 0 3 19 6.3 0 14 6.3 PHELPS, Devin 3 - 0 2 22 11.0 1 13 7.3 POWELL, Jake 1 - 0 1 24 24.0 0 24 24.0 BAHAR, Kenji 3 - 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0 STRANGE, Mike 3 - 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 HEMIGHAUS, Gab 3 - 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.3 Total 3 56 565 10.1 1 52188.3 Opponents 3 39 364 9.3 4 46121.3
Monmouth Football 2016 Monmouth Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 18, 2016) All games
2015 REDZONEMonmouth Inside Opponent STATISTICS Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Score Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Dow Int Fum Half Gam Sep 03, 201 at Lehigh 23-21 4 3 20 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/10/16 at Delaware State 34-20 8 6 34 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 201 at Kent State L 7-27 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 15 10 61 8 7 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 10 of 15 (66.7%)
Opponents Inside Monmouth Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Score Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Dow Int Fum Half Gam Sep 03, 201 at Lehigh 23-21 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/10/16 at Delaware State 34-20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 201 at Kent State L 7-27 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 5 31 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 of 6 (83.3%)
20 MonmouthHawks.com 2016 MONMOUTHMonmouth Football FOOTBALL 2016 GAME NOTES Monmouth Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2016) All games 2016 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dx saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g WHITE, Matt - 3-5 7-8 - - - - - 16 WILLIAMS, Cody 3 73 -7 384 377125.7 WELCH, Zach 2 ------12 BAHAR, Kenji 3 34 3 166 169 56.3 ROYDS, Ed 2 ------12 CHANEY, Lavon 3 34 165 0 165 55.0 CHANEY, Lavon 2 ------12 WELCH, Zach 3 37 160 0 160 53.3 PHELPS, Devin 1 ------6 ROYDS, Ed 3 36 123 0 123 41.0 BAHAR, Kenji 1 ------6 JONES, Devell 1 7 27 0 27 27.0 Total 8 3-5 7-8 - - - - - 64 AMBUSH, Darren 3 3 26 0 26 8.7 Opponents 9 2-4 8-9 - - - - - 68 CHOI, Matt 3 1 0 15 15 5.0 GRASSO, Vinny 3 1 3 0 3 1.0 TEAM 2 3 -12 0 -12 -6.0 Total 3 229 488 565 1053351.0 Opponents 3 161 439 364 803267.7
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i2050+ blk WHITE, Matt 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 46 0 WHITE, Matt 10 40340.3 48 0 3 1 0 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Monmouth Opponents Total 11 40336.6 48 0 3 1 0 1 Lehigh 21,(46) - Opponents 11 38134.6 58 0 4 5 2 2 Delaware State (28),30,(33) 39 Kent State - (22),(38),36 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln WHITE, Matt 13 75758.2 4 1 Monmouth Football 2016 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total Monmouth13 75758.2 Overall4 1 14.2 Individual41.8 23 Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2016) Opponents 14 81858.4 3 0 21.737.6 27All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g CHANEY, La 3 165 74 0 0 0 239 79.7 WHITE JR., 3 0 203 0 0 0 203 67.7 WELCH, Zac 3 160 19 0 0 0 179 59.7 AMBUSH, Da 3 26 151 0 0 0 177 59.0 ROYDS, Ed 3 123 25 0 0 0 148 49.3 DUMAS, Ka 3 0 0 0 137 0 137 45.7 PHELPS, De 3 0 22 0 75 0 97 32.3 CHOI, Matt 3 0 32 0 0 0 32 10.7 JONES, Dev 1 27 0 0 0 0 27 27.0 GRASSO, Vi 3 3 0 16 5 0 24 8.0 POWELL, Ja 1 0 24 0 0 0 24 24.0 BAHAR, Kenj 3 3 15 0 0 0 18 6.0 CASTRONU 3 0 0 14 0 0 14 4.7 S T R A N G E , 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.3 LESLIE, Marc 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 HEMIGHAUS 3 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.3 WILLIAMS, C 3 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -2.3 TEAM 2 -12 0 1 0 0 -11 -5.5 Total 3 488 565 31 217 1 1302434.0 Opponents 3 439 364 67 114 31 1015338.3
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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 30 BASILE, Mike 3-3 23 10 33 1.0-3 . . . 1 . . 3 . 50 MINNICH, Payton 3-3 11 8 19 1.0-0 . . . . . 1 . . 2 LESLIE, Darnell 3-3 6 7 13 2.0-6 1.0-2 . . . 2-7 . . . 3 LESLIE, Marcus 3-3 10 3 13 0.5-1 . 1-1 1 . . . . . 23 MARTINEZ, T. 3-0 10 3 13 ...... 1 . 5 SMITH, Dimitriu 3-3 7 5 12 . . . 1 1 . . . . 28 ALLEN, Wendell 3-3 6 1 7 ...... 51 NELSON, Tre 3-2 5 1 6 1.0-1 ...... 48 TALLEY, Zach 3-2 3 3 6 1.5-4 1.0-3 ...... 56 ZUBIETA, Diego 3-0 4 2 6 1.0-2 . . . . . 1 . . 90 MARAGOTO, Manny 3-3 2 3 5 3.0-9 1.0-6 ...... 24 DUMAS, Kamau 3-3 4 1 5 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 52 TOMLINSON, K. 3-0 4 . 4 2.0-8 2.0-8 ...... 10 SMITH, Anthony 3-3 3 . 3 ...... 27 IROHA, Agbai 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 29 CASTRONUOVA, M. 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 13 CELESTAIN, L. 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 44 CHRIST, Mike 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 98 KELLY-GAMBLE, L 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 22 BUTLER, Kevin 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 54 THOMPSON, Alex 3-3 1 . 1 ...... 7 AMBUSH, Darren 3-3 . 1 1 ...... 92 SCARLETT, K. 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 95 KAKAR, Adam 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 86 CLARK, Shawn 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 35 GREGORY, Kyle 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 66 GWIZDZ, Matt 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 34 WELCH, Zach 3-0 ...... 1 . Total 3 108 52 160 14-39 6-24 2-1 3 2 2-7 2 5 . Opponents 3 154 78 232 20-76 6-40 2-31 6 5 . 2 1 .
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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 25 CHANEY, Lavon at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Rushes 55 at Delaware State (9/10/16) 25 ROYDS, Ed at Delaware State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 215 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Rushing 119 CHANEY, Lavon at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Per Rush 4.1 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) TD Rushes 2 CHANEY, Lavon at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 2 ROYDS, Ed at Delaware State (9/10/16) TD Rushes 3 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Rush 21 ROYDS, Ed at Delaware State (9/10/16) 3 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Pass attempts 25 WILLIAMS, Cody at Delaware State (9/10/16) Pass attempts 35 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Pass completions 16 WILLIAMS, Cody at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Pass completions 21 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Yards Passing 198 WILLIAMS, Cody at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Passing 235 at Delaware State (9/10/16) TD Passes 1 WILLIAMS, Cody at Delaware State (9/10/16) Yards Per Pass 8.6 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Pass 52 WILLIAMS, Cody at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) TD Passes 1 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Receptions 11 WHITE JR., R. at Delaware State (9/10/16) Total Plays 88 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Yards Receiving 129 WHITE JR., R. at Delaware State (9/10/16) Total Offense 441 at Delaware State (9/10/16) TD Receptions 1 PHELPS, Devin at Delaware State (9/10/16) Yards Per Play 5.5 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Reception 52 CHANEY, Lavon at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Points 34 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Field Goals 2 WHITE, Matt at Delaware State (9/10/16) Sacks By 2 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Field Goal 46 WHITE, Matt at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 2 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Punts 6 WHITE, Matt at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) 2 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Punting Avg 42.5 WHITE, Matt at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) First Downs 26 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Long Punt 48 WHITE, Matt at Delaware State (9/10/16) Penalties 10 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Punts inside 20 1 WHITE, Matt at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Penalty Yards 98 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Long Punt Return 14 CASTRONUOVA, M. at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Turnovers 1 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 46 DUMAS, Kamau at Delaware State (9/10/16) 1 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Tackles 16 BASILE, Mike at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Interceptions By 1 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Sacks 1.0 LESLIE, Darnell at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1 at Delaware State (9/10/16) 1.0 TALLEY, Zach at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1.0 TOMLINSON, K. at Delaware State (9/10/16) Punts 6 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) 1.0 KELLY-GAMBLE, L at Delaware State (9/10/16) Punting Avg 42.5 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1.0 TOMLINSON, K. at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Punt 48 at Delaware State (9/10/16) 1.0 MARAGOTO, Manny at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Punts inside 20 1 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Tackles For Loss 2.5 MARAGOTO, Manny at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Punt Return 14 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Interceptions 1 LESLIE, Marcus at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1 DUMAS, Kamau at Delaware State (9/10/16)
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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 15 Shafnisky, Nick, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Rushes 46 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Yards Rushing 94 ALLEYNE,B., at Delaware State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 235 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) TD Rushes 1 Shafnisky, Nick, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Per Rush 5.2 at Delaware State (9/10/16) 1 Bragalone, Dom, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) TD Rushes 2 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1 ALLEYNE,B., at Delaware State (9/10/16) Pass attempts 21 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1 WASHINGTON, M., at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Pass completions 15 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Rush 64 ALLEYNE,B., at Delaware State (9/10/16) 15 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Pass attempts 21 Shafnisky, Nick, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Passing 159 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Pass completions 15 Shafnisky, Nick, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Per Pass 7.6 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Passing 159 Shafnisky, Nick, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) TD Passes 2 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) TD Passes 2 MITCHELL, Mylik, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Total Plays 66 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Pass 46 EPPERSON,D., at Delaware State (9/10/16) Total Offense 343 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Receptions 7 HOLLEY, Nick, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Yards Per Play 5.2 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Yards Receiving 65 HOLLEY, Nick, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Points 27 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) TD Receptions 2 HOLLEY, Nick, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Sacks By 5 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Reception 46 WILLIAMS,J., at Delaware State (9/10/16) First Downs 17 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Field Goals 2 HYNES, Shane, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Penalties 9 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Long Field Goal 38 HYNES, Shane, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Penalty Yards 82 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Punts 3 Mish, Ed, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Turnovers 2 at Delaware State (9/10/16) 3 ROMO MARTINEZ,F, at Delaware State (9/10/16) Interceptions By 1 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 3 ADAMS, Derek, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) 1 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Punting Avg 46.3 Mish, Ed, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Punts 5 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Long Punt 58 ROMO MARTINEZ,F, at Delaware State (9/10/16) Punting Avg 46.3 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Punts inside 20 2 Mish, Ed, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Punt 58 at Delaware State (9/10/16) 2 ADAMS, Derek, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Punts inside 20 2 at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Punt Return 13 NICHOLS,B., at Delaware State (9/10/16) 2 at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 23 Casey, Gatlin, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) Long Punt Return 13 at Delaware State (9/10/16) Tackles 17 HOLLEY, Nate, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Sacks 2.0 WAUGH, Terence, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Tackles For Loss 4.0 WAUGH, Terence, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016) Interceptions 1 McCloskey, Sam, at Lehigh (Sep 03, 2016) 1 REFUGE, Elcee, at Kent State (Sep 17, 2016)
GAME 4 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT MONMOUTH 23 2016 MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES RECYCLED NOTES MONMOUTH SELECTED FOURTH IN BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL §§ As a team, Monmouth blocked a pair of punts against §§ Monmouth, which finished last season with a 3-3 Big Delaware State, the most in the 24 year history of the South record, was chosen to finish fourth in the BSC school Preseason Poll §§ Monmouth’s four blocked kicks currently ranks first §§ Charleston Southern received 16 first place votes with among FCS schools 106 points while Liberty had one first place vote and 86 points followed by Kennesaw State (68), Monmouth (47), Gardner-Webb (40) and Presbyetrian (31) BAHAR NAMED BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK §§ The Hawks tripled their win total from year one to year §§ Redshirt freshman quarterback Kenji Bahar earned his two of Big South Conference membership, winning once first Big South Freshman of the week award after see- in 2014 and three times in ‘15 ing his first game action in last weekends win over Del- §§ Monmouth defeated its first ranked opponent when it aware State defeated No. 22 Liberty last season in overtime. Two §§ Bahar came in on two planned series for Monmouth, weeks later No. 1 Coastal Carolina needed a last second leading the Hawks to scoring drives on both opportu- field goal to defeat the Hawks nities §§ The Baltimore native, caught a pass, threw five comple- tions and ran for a touchdown on his first career rush SIX HAWKS LAND ON PRESEASON All-CONFERENCE TEAM §§ On his first collegiate play (that counted), Bahar caught §§ Monmouth had a school-record six players represented on a 15 yard pass on a QB throwback from wide receiver the preseason all-conference teams including seniors Dar- Matt Choi § ren Ambush, Payton Minnich and Darnell Leslie and ju- § He led MU on a 16 yard drive after a blocked punt gave the Hawks great field position that led to a 28-yard Matt niors Mike Basile, Alex Thompson and Matt White. White field goal that gave MU a 10-0 lead early in the § § Ambush and Basile were First Team All-Big South se- second quarter lections last season while Thompson and Minnich were §§ The redshirt freshman’s second drive covered 99 yards second teamers. Leslie, who missed last season with an over 10 plays and culminated in an 8 yard touchdown injury was a second team seleciton in 2014. run for Bahar, on his first career rushing attempt §§ Bahar finished 5-of-7 for 93 yards with a long pass of 2016 SCHEDULE NOTES 28 yards n Monmouth will play just 3 games at Monmouth Stadium this year due to construction on the new Monmouth Stadi- PRESEASON NOTES um needing the month of November to finish on time for n Monmouth received 16 votes in the preseason FCS the 2017 opener against Lafayette Coaches Poll n In order to ensure completion, Monmouth’s game against n Head Coach Kevin Callahan returns for his 24th season. Gardner-Webb in late November was switched to an away Callahan, the 13th active winningest coach in the FCS is game the only coach the program has ever had n The Hawks face their second FBS opponent on Septem- n Monmouth returns almost every starter on the offense ber 17 when they travel to play Kent State. Last year Mon- except three OL spots and tight end Hakeem Valles, who mouth fell 31-10 to Central Michigan in the first FBS game was a free agent pickup of the Cardinals in program history n The defense returns six players also, including two-time n All three of Monmouth’s home contests will air on ESPN3, First Team All-Big South safety Mike Basile, who was se- either as part of the Big South’s television contract or Mon- lected as a STATS FCS Second Team Preseason All-America mouth’s own on-campus ESPN3 initiative- which enters n Leslie, Basile, linebacker Payton Minnich and wide re- its third season. The Kent State game is also on ESPN3 ceiver Darren Ambush were selected to serve as 2016 n Fordham and Kennesaw State will make their first ap- team captains pearance at Monmouth Stadium while MU will play Kent n Monmouth welcomed 2 FBS transfers to the team prior to State and Howard for the first time ever in ‘16. training camp- defensive back Anthony Smith graduated n This marks the first season that the Hawks will not play from Penn State in three years and will have two with the a member of the Northeast Conference. MU was slated to Hawks while offensive lineman Ryan Brodie is a graduate play long-time rival Wagner, however the Seahawks can- student who has one year after transferring from nearby celed the game in December. MU filled that game with How- Rutgers University ard. n Every member of the coaching staff returned from 2015- including defensive coordinator Andy Bobik who has been MIKE BASILE EARNS FIRST SPECIAL TEAMS POW HONOR with Callahan for 23 of 24 seasons §§ He was also named STATS FCS Special Teams Player of the Week Honorable Mention §§ Monmouth blocked a school-record four kicks in Sat- CHANEY ROLLS TO 193 ALL PURPOSE YARDS urday’s win over DSU, with two of those coming from AGAINST LEHIGH junior Mike Basile §§ Senior Lavon Chaney recorded 119 yards on a ca- §§ The safety blocked a 39 yard second quarter attempt reer-high 25 carries in Monmouth’s season opening win that kept the Hawks ahead 17-0 going into halftime, over Lehigh. then got a hand on an extra point on the Hornet’s sec- §§ The senior back also registered a career-high 74 receiv- ond touchdown ing yards to give him 193 all-purpose yards on the day §§ Also active defensively, Basile led the team with eight tackles, once of which came on the punt unit
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